Utladalen Landscape Protection Area

Utladalen Landscape Protection Area (Utladalen landskapsvernområde) is adjacent to Jotunheimen National Park, covering Utladalen, Norway's deepest valley. It is located about 5 km northeast of Øvre Årdal in the municipality of Årdal in Vestland county, Norway.

The landscape protection area was established 1980 and covers about 300 km2 at an elevation of about 1000 m above sea level. It includes both the Utladalen and Avdalen valleys as well as areas that extend both westward and northward to Jotunheimen National Park, and eastward to lake Tyin. The waterfall Vettisfossen and the mountain Falketind are both located within the protection area.