Nordre Hellstugutinden or Nørdre Hellstugutinden is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...

in Lom Municipality in

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county,

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. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within

Jotunheimen National Park Jotunheimen National Park ( no, Jotunheimen nasjonalpark, "Home of the Giants") is a national park in Norway, recognized as one of the country's premier hiking and fishing regions. The national park covers and is part of the larger area Jotunhe ...

. The mountain sits about northeast of the village of

Øvre Årdal Øvre Årdal is a village in Årdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is the larger of the two primary villages in Årdal. The village is situated at the northern end of the long lake Årdalsvatnet, with the village of Årdalstangen at ...

and about southwest of the village of

Vågåmo Vågåmo is the administrative centre of Vågå Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the Otta River, at the eastern end of the lake Vågåvatn in the Ottadalen valley. The Norwegian National Road 15 passes th ...

. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including

Blåbreahøe Blåbreahøe is a mountain on the border of Vågå Municipality and Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about south of the v ...

and Surtningssue to the southeast; Midtre Hellstugutinden, Store Hellstugutinden, Nestsøre Hellstugutinden, and Søre Hellstugutinden to the south;

Urdadalstindene Urdadalstindene is a mountain ridge in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The highest peak is the northernmost peak, the tall ''Store Urdadalstinden''. The other peaks include ''Midtre Urdadalstinden'', ''Søre Urdadalstinden'', and ' ...

to the southwest; Hellstuguhøi to the north;

Veobreahesten Veobreahesten or Veobrehesten is the 61st highest mountain in Norway. It is in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about south of th ...

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Veobretinden Veobretinden is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about south of the village of Fossbergom and about southw ...

to the northeast; and

Store Memurutinden Store Memurutinden is the eighth-highest mountain in Norway. It is in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located on the Memurutindene mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about south of ...

and

Austre Memurutinden Austre Memurutinden is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. It is the 21st tallest peak in Norway. The mountain sits about south ...

to the east.

Name

The first element is the name of the ''Hellstugu'' cabin which was built as a shelter for hunters. The last element is the finite form of ''tind'' which means '

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'. The name of the cabin is a compound of ''hella'' which means 'flat stone' or '

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' and ''stugu'' which means 'house with one room' or '

cabin Cabin may refer to: Buildings * Beach cabin, a small wooden hut on a beach * Log cabin, a house built from logs * Cottage, a small house * Chalet, a wooden mountain house with a sloping roof * Cabin, small free-standing structures that serve as in ...

'. Most houses in Norway are mostly made of wood, but here they had to use stone because the lack of wood. The first word in the name is ''nordre'' which means 'northern' since it is on the northern end of the mountain ridge.

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