Elvesæter is a village in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located at the junction of the Bøverdalen and Leirdalen valleys, about 23 kilometres (14 mi) southwest of the village of Fossbergom. The small village area lies in the Jotunheimen mountains, just north of Jotunheimen National Park. The village lies about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Galdhøpiggen, the tallest mountain in Norway.

Elvesæter
Village
View of the village area
View of the village area
Elvesæter is located in Innlandet
Elvesæter
Elvesæter
Location of the village
Elvesæter is located in Norway
Elvesæter
Elvesæter
Elvesæter (Norway)
Coordinates: 61°42′15″N 8°17′07″E / 61.70428°N 8.2854°E / 61.70428; 8.2854
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictGudbrandsdalen
MunicipalityLom Municipality
Elevation669 m (2,195 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
2687 Bøverdalen

The village is the site of a large hotel which was the site of the 12th World Scout Conference in 1949.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Elvesæter, Lom". yr.no. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  2. ^ "History of World Scout Conferences" (PDF). scout.org. Retrieved 14 May 2022.