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Kniven

Coordinates: 61°34′05″N 8°07′30″E / 61.56803°N 8.12487°E / 61.56803; 8.12487
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Kniven
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Kniven
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Kniven
Kniven (Norway)
Highest point
Elevation2,133 m (6,998 ft)[2]
Prominence98 m (322 ft)[2]
Parent peakSokse
Isolation0.521 km (0.324 mi)[2]
Coordinates61°34′05″N 8°07′30″E / 61.56803°N 8.12487°E / 61.56803; 8.12487[1]
Geography
LocationInnlandet, Norway
Parent rangeJotunheimen
Topo map1518 II Galdhøpiggen

Kniven is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2,133-metre (6,998 ft) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of the village of Fossbergom and about 33 kilometres (21 mi) northeast of the village of Øvre Årdal. The mountain lies in the Smørstabbtindene mountains and it is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Rundhøe to the east; Stetinden and Stehøi to the southeast; Sokse, Veslebjørn, Storebjørn to the south; Kalven to the southwest; and Store Smørstabbtinden to the north.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Kniven, Lom" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Kniven". PeakVisor.com. Retrieved 12 May 2022.