Fardalen
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Fardalen is a valley stretching northwest from the village of Øvre Årdal
in the municipality of Årdal
in Sogn og Fjordane
county, Norway
. The valley branches off of the main Utladalen valley. The road with the highest elevation in Norway has its path through this valley, reaching more than 1400 metres (4,593.2 ft) above sea level, passing close to the famous mountain Store Skagastølstind
. The road leads to the Bergsdalen valley in Luster
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The valley has been inhabited since circa 400-500 AD. In the winter there are lighted ski tracks in Fardalen.
Øvre Årdal
Øvre Årdal is a village in the municipality of Årdal in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is the larger of the two primary villages in Årdal. The village is situated at the northern end of the long lake Årdalsvatnet, with the village of Årdalstangen at the southern end...
in the municipality of Årdal
Årdal
Årdal is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The village of Årdalstangen is the administrative center of the municipality. Årdal was separated from Lærdal in 1860....
in Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane
is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde....
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The valley branches off of the main Utladalen valley. The road with the highest elevation in Norway has its path through this valley, reaching more than 1400 metres (4,593.2 ft) above sea level, passing close to the famous mountain Store Skagastølstind
Store Skagastølstind
Store Skagastølstind is the third highest peak in Norway. It is situated on the border between the municipality of Luster and Årdal in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The mountain is part of the Hurrungane range...
. The road leads to the Bergsdalen valley in Luster
Luster, Norway
Luster is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative centre is Gaupne. Other villages include Skjolden, Hafslo, Jostedal, and Veitastrond....
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The valley has been inhabited since circa 400-500 AD. In the winter there are lighted ski tracks in Fardalen.