Store Styggedalstind, is the
fourth-highest summit in Norway, located within the
Hurrungane
Hurrungane (also written ''Hurrungene'', ''Hurrungadn'', ''Horungane'') is a mountain range in the municipalities Luster and Årdal in Vestland county, Norway. The area is southwest in the larger mountain range Jotunheimen and is also part of Jot ...
mountains, which are part of the
Jotunheimen mountain range. The mountain is located in the eastern part of the municipality of
Luster in
Vestland
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county,
Norway
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. This mountain is directly between the mountains
Sentraltind and
Jervvasstind.
There are two summits on Store Styggedalstind:
* The eastern summit is , with a
primary factor of
* The western summit is away from the eastern summit, and it is , with a primary factor of .
Name
The first element of the name is the genitive form of the valley name ''Styggedalen'' and the last element is the finite form of ''tind'' which means "
mountain peak
A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous.
The term (mountain top) is generally used only for ...
'. The name of the
valley
A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams ove ...
is a compound of ''stygg'' which means "ugly" or "bad" and the finite form of ''dal'' which means "dale" or "valley".
Climbing
The ascent is relatively challenging. There are three possibilities, in increasing order of difficulty:
* Climb via
Jervvasstind (Norway's 12th-highest peak), originating in
Skogadalsbøen
* Traverse the
Jervvassbreen glacier and climb from there
* Climb all the peaks from
Store Skagastølstind
Store Skagastølstind (also known as Storen) is the third highest peak in Norway. It is situated on the border between the municipality of Luster and Årdal in Vestland county, Norway. The mountain is part of the Hurrungane range. The mounta ...
(Norway's third highest peak at ) across to the summit—the so-called Styggedal traverse. It is a multi-day trek across
Store Skagastølstind
Store Skagastølstind (also known as Storen) is the third highest peak in Norway. It is situated on the border between the municipality of Luster and Årdal in Vestland county, Norway. The mountain is part of the Hurrungane range. The mounta ...
,
Vetle Skagastølstind (18th-highest peak at ),
Sentraltind (13th-highest peak at ), the eastern and then western summits of Styggedalstind, and then descending from
Jervvasstind (12th-highest peak at )—bagging 6 of Norway's 20 tallest peaks in one trip.
See also
*
List of mountains of Norway
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
Luster, Norway
Mountains of Vestland
Jotunheimen
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