Leirhøi or Leirhøe is a

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county,

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. The tall mountain is located in the

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mountains within

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. The mountain sits about south of the village of

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and about southwest of the village of

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. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Spiterhøi and

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to the northwest;

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and Veopallan to the northeast;

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and Veobretinden to the southeast;

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to the south; and

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, and Nestsøre Hellstugutinden to the southwest.

Name

The mountain is named after the lake ''Leirtjønne'' or the brook ''Leirgrove''. The last element is the finite form of ''hø'' which means '(large) round mountain'. The name of the lake is a compound of ''leir'' which means '

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', and the finite form of ''tjønn'' which means 'tarn' or 'small lake'. The last element in the name of the river is the finite form of ''grov'' which means ' brook'.

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