Høgeloft
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Høgeloft is a mountain
Mountain
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 on the border between the municipalities of Lærdal
Lærdal
Lærdal is a municipality in the southwestern part of Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Lærdalsøyri...

 (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) and Hemsedal
Hemsedal
Hemsedal is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hallingdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Trøym. In 1897, Hemsedal was separated from the municipality of Gol to become a municipality of its own.Hemsedal is the...

 (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:...

 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...

. At 1920 metres (6,299.2 ft) above sea level, it is the highest mountain in the Filefjell
Filefjell
Filefjell is a mountainous area between Lærdal and Valdres in Norway.It is the historical, as well as modern, main route, linking West Norway and Østlandet.-Etymology:...

 mountain range. Høgeloft one of the mountains in the Hemsedal Top 20
Hemsedal Top 20
Hemsedal Top 20 is an organisation of twenty mountains in the Hemsedal fell that preferably can be climbed during the summer time. The twenty peaks are each signposted with the name of the peak and the trail leading to the top is marked with either blue-painted stones or a series of cairns...

 group.

Høgeloft is located about 22 kilometres (13.7 mi) east of Borgund
Borgund, Sogn og Fjordane
Borgund is a village and former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It was part of the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center of Borgund was the village of Steinklepp, which has a store, a bank, and a school...

 in Lærdal, not far from the highway and the old Filefjell Kongevegen
Filefjell Kongevegen
The Filefjell Kongevegen is the name of the old trail over Filefjell, the mountainous area between Lærdal/Borgund and Valdres in Norway. It is the historical main route linking Western Norway and Eastern Norway....

 road. The lake Juklevatnet
Juklevatnet
Juklevatnet is a lake in the municipalities of Hemsedal and Lærdal , Norway. It is located east of Borgund in Lærdal, just to the south of the mountain Høgeloft in the Filefjell range. The lake sits at an elevation of above sea level...

 lies at the southern base of the mountain and the lake Eldrevatnet
Eldrevatnet
Eldrevatnet or Eldrevatn is a lake in the municipality of Lærdal in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The lake lies at an elevation of above sea level. It is located about southeast of Borgund, not far from the highway and the Filefjell Kongevegen road. The lake Øljusjøen lies south of the...

lies 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the southwest of the mountain.
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