Storheia is the highest mountain in
Bymarka
Bymarka is a large park and nature reserve on the west side of the city of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway.
Location and use
Bymarka is situated to the west of the city center and has an area of , with more than of walking tracks. Bym ...
in the municipality of
Trondheim
Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...
in
Trøndelag
Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denmar ...
county,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
. The tall mountain lies about east of the village of
Langørjan
Langørjan or Rye is a village in the municipality of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located in the borough of Heimdal in the Byneset district about west of the city of Trondheim and about north of the village of Spongda ...
. On clear days, one can stand atop Storheia and see as far as the mountain
Snøhetta
Snøhetta is the highest mountain in the Dovrefjell mountain range in Norway. At , it is the highest mountain in Norway outside the Jotunheimen range, making it the 24th highest peak in Norway, based on a topographic prominence cutoff. At , it ...
, about away. The smaller mountain
Gråkallen
Gråkallen is a mountain in the Bymarka area in the municipality of Trondheim in Trøndelag county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Byåsen part of the city of Trondheim.
The summit is covered by an abandoned fenced military install ...
lies just to the northeast.
Name
The first element is ''stor'' which means "big" and the last element is the finite form of ''hei'' which means "upland" or "hill".
References
Mountains of Trøndelag
Geography of Trondheim
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