Spåtind is a

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county,

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. The tall mountain is located on the border of

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and

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about west of the town of

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and about northeast of the town of

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. The mountain lies a few kilometers south of the border of

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. Spåtind is the highest mountain in the mountain area known as Synnfjell. There are numerous cabins situated around the mountain, the largest cluster being Hugulia on the southern side. On the western side there is a facility for alpine skiing and a hotel.

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The first element is the verb ''spå'' which means "predict" or "see into the future", but here it was used in the old sense which used to mean "to scout" (related to the German word ''spähen'', the Latin word ''specio'', and the English word ''spy''). The last element is ''tind'' which means "mountain peak". The peak is visible from long distances over a large region.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Spaatind Etnedal Nordre Land Mountains of Innlandet

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