Storegut 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 ...
on the border of
Vang Municipality
Vang is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vang i Valdres. Other villages in Vang include Hænsgardane, Nystuen, Ø ...
in
Innlandet
Innlandet is a county in Norway. It was created on 1 January 2020 with the merger of the old counties of Oppland and Hedmark (the municipalities of Jevnaker and Lunner were transferred to the neighboring county of Viken on the same date). The ...
county and
Luster Municipality
Luster is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located at the end of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative centre is the village of Gaupne. Other villages in Luster include Fortun, Hafslo, Indre H ...
in
Vestland
Vestland is a county in Norway established on 1 January 2020. The county is located in Western Norway and it is centred around the city of Bergen, Norway's second largest city. The administrative centre of the county is the city of Bergen, where t ...
county,
Norway
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. The tall mountain is located in the
Jotunheimen
Jotunheimen (; "the home of the Jötunn") is a mountainous area of roughly in southern Norway and is part of the long range known as the Scandinavian Mountains. The 29 highest mountains in Norway are all located in the Jotunheimen mountains, in ...
mountains and inside the
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 north of the village of
Tyinkrysset
Tyinkrysset is a village in Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the Filefjell mountains, just a short distance south of the lake Tyin. The village of Øye lies about to the southeast of this village. The vil ...
. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including
Uranostinden and
Langeskavltinden to the west,
Langeskavlen to the southwest,
Høgbrothøgdi
Høgbrothøgdi or Høgbrothøgde is a mountain in Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains and inside the Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about northwest of the villag ...
to the east, and
Snøholstinden
Snøholstinden is a mountain in Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain peak lies just inside Vang Municipality, but the lower elevations of the mountain itself extend into the neighboring Lom Municipality in Innlandet c ...
and
Store Rauddalseggje
Store Rauddalseggi or Store Rauddalseggje is a mountain on the border of Luster Municipality in Vestland county and Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen Nation ...
to the northeast.
Name
The name is a compound word made up of ''stor'' which means 'big' and ''gut'' which means 'boy', therefore together, the name means "Big Boy". It is common to compare mountains with persons in many Norwegian place names.
See also
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List of mountains of Norway by height
There are 291 peaks in Norway with elevations of over above sea level and that have a topographic prominence of more than 10 meters. The following list includes those 186 that have a topographic prominence of 50 meters or more. The topographic i ...
References
Vang, Innlandet
Luster, Norway
Mountains of Innlandet
Mountains of Vestland
One-thousanders of Norway
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