Besshø

Besshø
Seen from Veslfjellet, the highest point on the Besseggen hiking trail
Elevation	2,258 m (7,408 ft)
Prominence	650 m (2,130 ft)
Location
Besshø Norway
Location	Vågå, Oppland, Norway
Range	Jotunheimen
Coordinates	61°31′04″N 8°41′13″E / 61.51778°N 8.68694°E / 61.51778; 8.68694Coordinates: 61°31′04″N 8°41′13″E / 61.51778°N 8.68694°E / 61.51778; 8.68694
Topo map	1618 III Glittertinden

Besshø (official form on maps: Besshøe), is a mountain in Vågå, Oppland, Norway, and is part of the Jotunheimen mountain range. It lies right above Bessvatnet, along the Besseggen hiking trail. On the mountain's north-eastern side a small cirque glacier, and is surrounded by a large ice-cored moraine, a relatively rare feature in Norway.

From Besseggen there is a nice view over Gjende and Bessvatnet. Gjende is about 400 m lower than Bessvatnet. While Bessvatnet has a blue colour common to lakes, Gjende has a green colour due to glacier runoff depositing clay into the lake (rock flour).

Toponymy

The mountain is named after Bessvatnet, the last element is the finite form of hø for "large and round mountain".