Besshø, Jotunheimen

Name: Besshø
Address: Jotunheimen, Norway

#24 among attractions in Jotunheimen

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Besshø, is a mountain in Vågå in Innlandet county, Norway, and is part of the Jotunheimen mountain range. It lies right above Bessvatnet, along the Besseggen hiking trail. On the mountain's north-eastern side a small cirque glacier, and is surrounded by a large ice-cored moraine, a relatively rare feature in Norway. ()

Local name: Besshøe Elevation: 7408 ftProminence: 2133 ftCoordinates: 61°31'4"N, 8°41'14"E

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Jotunheimen Norway

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Besshø – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bessheim, Memurubu, Gjende, Raudhamran.

5.5 miE
Hiking, Alpine hut, Motel
Bessheim
140 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Norway's majestic mountain landscape, Bessheim Mountain Lodge and Cabins serves as a gateway to the alpine adventures that beckon the outdoor enthusiast. With its roots stretching back to 1890, this traditional alpine hut has been a welcoming...
2.7 miSW
Hiking, Alpine hut
Memurubu, Jotunheimen
68 min walk • Memurubu is a tourist hut in Norway, at the end or start of the famous Besseggen hiking trail. Memurubu is originally an old mountain pasture dating back to 1872, but has had tourists just as long.
2.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Gjende, Jotunheimen
73 min walk • Gjende is a lake in the Jotunheimen mountains in Norway's Jotunheimen National Park. The proglacial lake shows typical characteristics of glacial formation, being long and narrow, with steep walls—18 km in length and only 1.5 km in width at the broadest point.
4.3 miW
Mountain
Raudhamran, Jotunheimen
110 min walk • Raudhamran is a mountain in Lom, in Jotunheimen National Park, Innlandet, in southern Norway.
3.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Surtningssue, Jotunheimen
101 min walk • Surtningssue is the seventh-highest mountain in Norway. It lies in Jotunheimen, on the border between the municipalities Lom and Vågå. Surtningssue has several distinct peaks, of which Store Surtningssue is the highest. Surtningssue is most easily reached from the cabin Memurubu, along the northern shore of Gjendin.
4.5 miS
Mountain
Høgdebrotet, Jotunheimen
116 min walk • Høgdebrotet is a mountain of Innlandet, in southern Norway.
4.4 miE
Hiking, Alpine hut
Gjendesheim
114 min walk • Gjendesheim Turisthytte has been a staffed lodge with Norwegian Mountain Touring Association Oslo og Omegn as proprietor since 1878, and is located in the heart of the Norwegian mountains.
5.4 miNW
Mountain
Styggehøi, Jotunheimen
137 min walk • Styggehøi is a mountain of Oppland, in southern Norway.
2.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bessvatnet, Jotunheimen
60 min walk • Bessvatnet is a lake in Vågå, Innlandet, Norway. Bessvatnet is known to everyone that has hiked Besseggen, as one passes its southern end, while looking down on the green lake Gjende.
1.6 miW
Mountain
Gloptinden, Jotunheimen
41 min walk • Gloptinden is a mountain of Innlandet in southern Norway.
1.1 miN
Mountain
Kollhøin, Jotunheimen
28 min walk • Kollhøin is a mountain of Oppland, in southern Norway.