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Hallingskarvet National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Eastern part of Hallingskarvet seen from the south.
LocationBuskerud and Vestland, Norway
Nearest cityOdda
Coordinates60°36′N 7°42′E / 60.600°N 7.700°E / 60.600; 7.700
Area450 km2 (174 sq mi)
Established22 December 2006
Governing bodyDirectorate for Nature Management
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Hallingskarvet National Park (Norwegian: Hallingskarvet nasjonalpark) is a national park in central Norway that was established by the government on 22 December 2006. The park is located in the municipalities of Hol (Buskerud county), Ulvik and Aurland (both in Vestland county).[1] More precisely, the park comprises the Hallingskarv plateau and the high mountain areas to the west of it. It includes the Vargebreen glacier as well as the valleys of Såtedalen, Lengjedalen, Ynglesdalen, and parts of Raggsteindalen.

The national park covers 450 square kilometres (170 sq mi) of the Hallingskarvet mountain range and hosts large stocks of wild reindeer, an important factor in the establishment of the park. The highest point in the national park is Folarskardnuten which reaches an elevation of 1,933 metres (6,342 ft) above sea level.

The landscape of Hallingskarvet was shaped by multiple ice ages. The park shows the geological history and the connection between this history and the variation in the species living there. It includes areas of special value and which are home to threatened or vulnerable species such as Draba cacuminum (whitlow-grass) and Botrychium lanceolatum (lance-leaf grapefern).

The Bergen Line runs along the southern boundary of the park. There is no road access to the southern side of the park, so Finse Station, a stop on the railway line, is one of the few ways that people can access this part of the park. The Norwegian County Road 50 runs near the northern boundary of the park.

  1. ^ "Hallingskarvet nasjonalpark oppretta" [Hallingskarvet National Park established] (Press release) (in Norwegian). Miljøverndepartementet. 22 December 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2011.

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