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Styggedalstindane is the fourth-highest summit in Norway. It is located within the Hurrungane mountains, which are part of the Jotunheimen mountain range. The mountain is located in the eastern part of Luster Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. This mountain sits directly between the mountains Sentraltind and Gjertvasstind. There are two summits on the mountain: The eastern summit is 2,387 metres (7,831 ft), with a primary factor of 170 metres (560 ft)The western summit is 300 metres (980 ft) away from the eastern summit, and it is 2,370 metres (7,780 ft), with a primary factor of 37 metres (121 ft).NameThe first element of the name is the genitive form of the valley name Styggedalen and the last element is the finite form of which means "mountain peak'. The name of the valley is a compound of which means "ugly" or "bad" and the finite form of which means "dale" or "valley". ClimbingThe ascent is relatively challenging. There are three possibilities, in increasing order of difficulty: Climb via Gjertvasstind (Norway's 12th-highest peak), originating in SkogadalsbøenTraverse the glacier and climb from thereClimb all the peaks from Storen (Norway's third highest peak at 2,405 m