sharpest peaks in Jotunheimen. Adjacent to the national park border is Utladalen Nature Reserve which covers the Utladalen valley and the mountain Falketind, amongst others. According to the anthropologist Shoshi Parks, “Three national parks converge in this region of Norway, but Jotunheimen is by far the most spectacular, with 250 peaks over high, including two of the highest in northern Europe – (Galdhøpiggen and Glittertind),” Human presence The Jotunheimen shoe was discovered in August 2006. Archaeologists estimate that the leather shoe was made between 1800 and 1100 BC, making it the oldest article of clothing discovered in Scandinavia. It was discovered along with several arrows and a wooden spade, leading archaeologists to conclude that they had unearthed an important hunting ground. In February 2020, Secrets of the Ice Program researchers discovered a 1,500-year-old Viking arrowhead dating back to the Germanic Iron age and locked in a glacier in southern Norway caused by the climate change in the Jotunheimen Mountains. The arrowhead made of iron was revealed with its cracked wooden shaft and a feather, is long and weighs just . Traffic Despite the large area of Jotunheimen, there are few roads for car traffic. Between Jotunheimen and Breheimen, the plateau is crossed by the Norwegian County Road 55. To the west, the road continues further from Skjolden via Sogndalsfjøra, Balestrand and Høyanger to the European route E39. In the east, the road leads to Lom. A few small dirt roads lead to different parts of the edge of Jotunheimen National Park, although the area of the national park itself is practically roadless. A small exception, however, is a blind road in the Veodalen to Glitterheim, whose head is inside the national park area near the Glittertind. See also Bjørn G. Andersen Eidsbugarden Jens Esmark Jotunheimvegen Prinsehytta Tourism in Norway Vestre Hestlægerhøe References External links Jotunheimen website Tilltopps - Hiking in Jotunheimen. Photos of Jotunheimen UT: Hiking trails in Jotunheimen Jotunheimen Travel: Multi-day tours in Jotunheimen Sognefjell Road Jotunheimen in pictures The Jotunheimen Mountains - the official travel guide to Norway Mountain ranges of Norway Landforms of Innlandet Landforms of Vestland