Hestbrepiggene or Hestbreapiggan is a mountain ridge on the border of Skjåk Municipality and Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The ridge consists of seven peaks, with the highest one, Nørdre Hestbreapiggen reaching an elevation of 2,172-metre (7,126 ft). The mountain is located in the Breheimen mountains and inside the Breheimen National Park, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of the village of Bismo. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Hesthøi to the northeast, Storhøi to the east; Merrahøi, Svartdalshøi, and Steindalshøi to the southwest; Holåtindan and Vesldalstinden to the west; Gjelhøi to the northwest; and Låven and Hestdalshøgdi to the north.[1]

Hestbrepiggene
Hestbrepiggan
Midtre Hestbreapiggen seen from Nørdre Hestbreapiggen
Highest point
Elevation2,172 m (7,126 ft)[1]
Prominence872 m (2,861 ft)[1]
Isolation14.2 km (8.8 mi)[1]
Listing#1 in Breheimen National Park
Coordinates61°45′01″N 8°05′09″E / 61.75021°N 8.08586°E / 61.75021; 8.08586[2]
Geography
Map of the location
Map of the location
Hestbrepiggene
Location of the mountain
Map of the location
Map of the location
Hestbrepiggene
Hestbrepiggene (Norway)
LocationInnlandet, Norway
Parent rangeBreheimen

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  1. ^ a b c d "Hestbreapiggan". PeakVisor.com. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Hestbreapiggan, Skjåk" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 24 April 2022.