Falketind

#363 among destinations in Norway

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Falketind is a mountain in Årdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Jotunheimen mountain range inside the Utladalen Landscape Protection Area. The mountain is 7 kilometres east of the old mountain farm, Vettismorki, and 7.5 kilometres northwest of the lake Tyin. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1820Elevation: 6781 ftProminence: 574 ftCoordinates: 61°23'7"N, 8°5'37"E

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Sogn og FjordaneNorway

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

Nearby attractions include: Vettisfossen, Utladalen, Langeskavlstind, Hjelledalstind.

4.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Vettisfossen
125 min walk • Vettisfossen stands as one of Norway's most magnificent natural attractions, a testament to the raw power and beauty of untamed water. As one of the tallest waterfalls in Norway, it boasts an impressive free-falling drop of 275 meters.
4.2 miW
Valley
Utladalen
107 min walk • Utladalen is a valley in Årdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It stretches north from the village of Øvre Årdal into the neighboring Luster Municipality. The Avdalen and Fardalen valleys branch off of the main Utladalen valley.
4.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Langeskavlstind, Jotunheimen
105 min walk • Langeskavlstind is a mountain of Innlandet, in southern Norway.
1.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hjelledalstind
30 min walk • Hjelledalstind is a mountain in Årdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway, in the Jotunheimen mountain range. It was first climbed in 1884 by Carl Hall and Mathias Soggemoen.
6 miNW
Hiking, Alpine hut
Skogadalsbøen
153 min walk • Skogadalsbøen is a cabin in Luster in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway, in the western part of Jotunheimen, owned by the Norwegian Trekking Association. The cabin lies 834 metres above sea level, in the valley Utladalen. The site was originally the location of several summer mountain farms.
3.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Urdanostindene, Jotunheimen
88 min walk • Urdanostindene is a mountain of Oppland, in southern Norway. The major peak is border point between the municipalities of Luster and Årdal in Vestland, and Vang in Innlandet, Norway.
4.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Langeskavlen
107 min walk • Langeskavlen is a mountain in the municipality of Vang, Innlandet in southern Norway. It lies just outside the border of Jotunheimen National Park.
5.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Storegut, Jotunheimen
148 min walk • Storegut is a mountain in Jotunheimen National Park in southern Norway. The border between the counties of Innlandet and Vestland is close to the summit.