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Jotunheimen (English: The Home of the Giants) is a mountainous area of roughly 3,500 km²[citation needed] in Southern Norway. Jotunheimen is a part of the long Scandinavian Mountains range. The 29 highest mountains in Norway are in Jotunheimen, including the very highest - Galdhøpiggen (2469 m). Jotunheimen straddles the border of the counties Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane.
Jotunheimen area contains the Jotunheimen National Park, covering 1,151 km²[1] since 1980. The mountain range Hurrungane is inside the national park with the sharpest peaks in Jotunheimen. Adjacent to the national park border is Utladalen Nature Reserve covering the valley Utladalen and Falketind among other mountains.
Jotunheimen is very popular among hikers and climbers, and the Norwegian Mountain Touring Association maintains a number mountain lodges in the area, as well as marked trails between the lodges and to some of the peaks.
The image from Gjende shows a cliff trailing down into the lake. At its base there is a popular guest house called Memurubu. The picture is taken from Gjendesheim, a starting point for hiking into the mountain range. There is a very popular trail along Besseggen that follows the edge of the mountainous range to the right, which it is named after.
There is a National Tourist Route the Sognefjell Road from Skjolden to Lom. There is a other road the RV 51 from Gol to Vågå through a special area the Valdresflya.
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