Vettisfossen is one of Norway's tallest waterfall

Waterfall

A waterfall is a place where flowing water rapidly drops in elevation as it flows over a steep region or a cliff.-Formation:Waterfalls are commonly formed when a river is young. At these times the channel is often narrow and deep. When the river courses over resistant bedrock, erosion happens...

s, and the 284th tallest in the world. It is located in the Jotunheimen

Jotunheimen

Jotunheimen is a mountainous area of roughly 3,500 km² in Southern Norway and is part of the long range known as the Scandinavian Mountains. The 29 highest mountains in Norway are all in Jotunheimen, including the very highest - Galdhøpiggen...

 mountain range inside the Utladalen Landscape Protection Area

Utladalen Landscape Protection Area

Utladalen Landscape Protection Area is adjacent to Jotunheimen National Park, covering Utladalen, Norway's deepest valley. It is located about northeast of Øvre Årdal in the municipality of Årdal in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway....

 in the municipality of Årdal

Årdal

Årdal is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The village of Årdalstangen is the administrative center of the municipality. Årdal was separated from Lærdal in 1860....

 in Sogn og Fjordane

Sogn og Fjordane

is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde....

 county, 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...

. The waterfall has a single drop of 275 metres (902.2 ft). This is the highest fall which is not regulated through a hydroelectric power station (Måbødalsfossen being the highest).

The waterfall can be accessed by nice walking tour of about one hour from Øvre Årdal

Øvre Årdal

Øvre Årdal is a village in the municipality of Årdal in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is the larger of the two primary villages in Årdal. The village is situated at the northern end of the long lake Årdalsvatnet, with the village of Årdalstangen at the southern end...

 up the Utladalen valley. The name of the waterfall comes from the Vetti

Vetti, Sogn og Fjordane

Vetti is an old farm area in the Utladalen valley in the municipality of Årdal in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It located northeast of Øvre Årdal, along the Utla river and has likely been inhabited since 1120. From Vetti, there are two walking paths into the Utladalen Landscape Protection...

 farm, which is located near the base of the waterfall. The mountain farm Vettismorki

Vettismorki

Vettismorki is an old mountain farm located just above the waterfall Vettisfossen in the Utladalen valley in the municipality of Årdal, Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is north of the Vetti farm, and northeast of the village of Øvre Årdal...

is also located nearby, just above the falls.