Hallingskarvet

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The Hallingskarvet massif from the south

The Hallingskarvet is about 35 km long mountain ridge in southern Norway. The ridge located east of Hardangerjøkulen Glacier and north of the Hardangervidda Eben, approximately between the towns of Geilo and Finse. The highest point is the Folarskardnuten with 1933 moh. , Which is also the highest point in the province Buskerud. In the upper part of the massif shaped like a plateau.

North of the ridge is the Strandavatnet reservoir. The mountain railway runs south of Hallingskarvet and has in Finse, not far west of the Hallingskarvet, with moh 1222. its highest station. Since 2006, the Hallingskarvetmassiv belongs to Hallingskarvet National Park.

The ridge is restvergletschert and has numerous fields of snow even in summer on. In addition, he is almost without vegetation except for a few mosses, lichens and grasses.