Bjarne Eiolf Holø (Sp) Geography Lom is the "gateway" to the Jotunheimen Mountains and to Jotunheim National Park. The municipality contains the two highest peaks in Norway, Galdhøpiggen at and Glittertind at , which lie within the park. Lom is bordered on the northwest by the municipality of Skjåk, in the north by Lesja, in the east and southeast by Vågå, in the south by Vang all in Innlandet county. In the southwest, it is bordered by Luster municipality in Vestland county. The main village of Fossbergom is situated in the Ottadalen valley at an elevation of above sea level. Climate The climate is very continental by Norwegian standards. Average annual precipitation (in Fossbergom) is , and monthly 24-hr averages range from in January to in July. Summers are often sunny with daytime temperatures typically ranging from to . The large mountain areas in Lom are much colder and have more precipitation; snowy weather is possible even in summer at altitudes above . Agriculture has for centuries used irrigation. Economy Agriculture has long been important in Lom. The natural environment and history of this mountainous region also make Lom a tourist destination. Notable residents Jakob Klukstad (1705 in Lom – 1773) a Norwegian wood carver and painter Knut Hamsun (1859 in Lom – 1952) novelist, winner of the 1920 Nobel Prize in Literature. His childhood home can be seen 12 kilometers to the east of Lom center Erland Frisvold (1877 in Lom – 1971) politician and Army colonel Olav Aukrust (1883 in Lom – 1929) a poet and teacher, used Nynorsk. There is a memorial to him near the church Jørgine Boomer (1887 in Bøverdalen – 1971) a Norwegian-American rags-to-riches hotel manager Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen (1903–1984) a Norwegian violinist and composer, buried in Lom Tor Jonsson (1916 in Lom – 1951), poet and author and winner of The Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature. His childhood cottage is on the sunny-side road Solsidevegen Anstein Gjengedal (born 1944 in Lom) Chief of Police of Oslo, 2000/2012 Arne Brimi (born 1957) a Norwegian chef and food writer Vidar Johansen (born 1953) a Norwegian jazz musician, music arranger and composer; since 2015 lives on a mountain farm in Lom Morten Schakenda (1966 – 2022) a Norwegian cook Attractions Lom Stave Church Jotunheim National Park Norsk Fjellmuseum, the Norwegian Mountain Museum and information center for Jotunheim National Park Lom District Museum in Presthaugen –