Utladalen Landscape Protection Area
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Utladalen Landscape Protection Area is adjacent to Jotunheimen National Park, covering Utladalen, Norway's deepest valley. It is located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northeast of Øvre Årdal
in the municipality of Årdal
in Sogn og Fjordane
, Norway
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The landscape protection area was established 1980 and covers about 300 square kilometres (115.8 sq mi) at an elevation of about 1000 metres (3,280.8 ft) above sea level. It includes both the Utladalen and Avdalen
valleys as well as areas that extend both westward and northward to Jotunheimen National Park, and eastward to lake Tyin
. The waterfall Vettisfossen
and the mountain Falketind
are both located within the protection area.
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....
, 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...
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The landscape protection area was established 1980 and covers about 300 square kilometres (115.8 sq mi) at an elevation of about 1000 metres (3,280.8 ft) above sea level. It includes both the Utladalen and Avdalen
Avdalen
Avdalen is a small side valley of the main Utladalen valley in the municipality of Årdal in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located within the Utladalen Landscape Protection Area, which was established along with the adjacent Jotunheim National Park in 1980 and covers about...
valleys as well as areas that extend both westward and northward to Jotunheimen National Park, and eastward to lake Tyin
Tyin
Tyin is a lake in the southwest part of the Jotunheimen mountain range in Norway. The lake lies in Vang municipality in Oppland county, although a small portion extends into Årdal municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county. The western border follows, for a large part, the border between Vang and...
. The waterfall Vettisfossen
Vettisfossen
Vettisfossen is one of Norway's tallest waterfalls, and the 284th tallest in the world. It is located in the Jotunheimen mountain range inside the Utladalen Landscape Protection Area in the municipality of Årdal in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The waterfall has a single drop of...
and the mountain Falketind
Falketind
Falketind is a mountain in the municipality of Årdal in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the Jotunheimen mountain range inside the Utladalen Landscape Protection Area. The mountain is east of the old mountain farm, Vettismorki, and northwest of the lake Tyin.The 1820 ascent was...
are both located within the protection area.