Besseggen

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Besseggen is a famous mountain ridge and hiking route in Norway known for its dramatic views between the lakes Gjende and Bessvatnet.

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Besseggen canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hiking route ⓘ
mountain ridge ⓘ
accessPoint Gjendesheim ⓘ
Memurubu ⓘ
alternativeStartPoint Memurubu ⓘ
annualVisitors tens of thousands of hikers ⓘ
country Norway ⓘ
difficulty demanding day hike ⓘ
elevation approximately 1743 meters above sea level at highest point ⓘ
endPoint Memurubu ⓘ
featuredIn Norwegian outdoor literature ⓘ
hasFerryConnection Gjendesheim–Memurubu on lake Gjende ⓘ
linked to: Lake Gjende
hasViewOf Bessvatnet ⓘ
linked to: Lake Bessvatnet

Gjende ⓘ
surrounding Jotunheimen peaks ⓘ
hazard exposure on narrow ridge sections ⓘ
rapidly changing mountain weather ⓘ
knownFor contrasting blue lake Bessvatnet ⓘ
dramatic views ⓘ
steep ridge hiking ⓘ
turquoise-colored lake Gjende ⓘ
linked to: Lake Gjende
languageOfName Norwegian ⓘ
locatedIn Innlandet county ⓘ
Jotunheimen ⓘ
Lom Municipality ⓘ
linked to: Lom municipality
locatedNear Gjendesheim tourist cabin ⓘ
Memurubu tourist cabin ⓘ
nameMeaning "the Bess ridge" or "edge of Bess" ⓘ
nearbyLake Bessvatnet ⓘ
linked to: Lake Bessvatnet

Gjende ⓘ
notableFeature distinct color contrast between the two lakes ⓘ
sharp height difference between Gjende and Bessvatnet ⓘ
partOf Jotunheimen National Park ⓘ
Norwegian Scenic Hiking Routes ⓘ
popularSeason early autumn ⓘ
summer ⓘ
prominentIn Norwegian hiking culture ⓘ
protectedArea Jotunheimen National Park ⓘ
region Eastern Norway ⓘ
requires good physical condition ⓘ
separates Bessvatnet ⓘ
linked to: Lake Bessvatnet

Gjende ⓘ
startPoint Gjendesheim ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
trailLength approximately 14 kilometers ⓘ
typicalHikingTime 6 to 8 hours ⓘ

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Jotunheimen → contains → Besseggen ⓘ