Hallingskarvet is a mountain range in southern 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...

 stretching from Geilo

Geilo

is a centre in the municipality of Hol in Norway, in the valley of Hallingdal, with around 2300 inhabitants.Geilo is primarily a ski resort town, but also offers summer activities. Geilo is in a valley with mountain ranges on each side. The center of the town lies at 800 meters above sea level, and...

 to Finse

Finse

Finse is an area in the Ulvik municipality of Hordaland, Norway. The railway station at Finse on the Bergensbanen at 1,222m is the highest station on the entire Norwegian railway system. Since there are no roads to Finse, the railway provides the sole means of transportation to and from Finse....

. The highest point is Folarskardnuten

Folarskardnuten

Folarskardnuten is the highest point on Hallingskarvet, and is also the highest point in the county Buskerud of Norway.The mountain lies within Hallingskarvet National Park....

 (1,933 m), the highest point in Buskerud

Buskerud

is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county administration is located in Drammen.-Geography:...

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In the north there is a large dammed lake called Strandavatnet

Strandavatnet

Strandavatnet is a lake in Hol municipality, Buskerud county, Norway. The lake covers an area of , and lies above sea level.'The lake is a reservoir for the Rud hydroelectric powerstation in Hovet. In 1952/1953 a dam was constructed which lifted the lake level 28 meters, thus the lake varies...

. The Bergensbanen

Bergensbanen

The Bergen Line , also called the Bergen Railway, is a standard gauge railway line between Bergen and Hønefoss, Norway. The name is often applied for the entire route from Bergen via Drammen to Oslo, where the passenger trains go, a distance of...

 railway, which runs south of Hallingskarvet, has its highest stop at Finse (1,222 m).

In 2006, Hallingskarvet became part of the Hallingskarvet National Park

Hallingskarvet National Park

Hallingskarvet National Park is a national park in the Norwegian municipalities of Hol , Ulvik and Aurland , established by the government on 22 December 2006...

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