Storskrymten
| Storskrymten | |
|---|---|
  Storskrymten Location in Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,985 m (6,512 ft) |
| Prominence | 610 m (2,000 ft) |
| Listing | 5 at List of highest points of Norwegian counties |
| Coordinates | 62°22′29″N 09°03′42″E / 62.37472°N 9.06167°ECoordinates: 62°22′29″N 09°03′42″E / 62.37472°N 9.06167°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Møre og Romsdal, Sør-Trøndelag, and Oppland, Norway |
| Parent range | Dovrefjell |
| Topo map | 1419 I Storskrymten |
Storskrymten is a 1,985-metre (6,512 ft) tall mountain in Norway. The top of the mountain is a tripoint for three counties and three municipalities: Oppdal Municipality (Sør-Trøndelag county), Sunndal Municipality (Møre og Romsdal county), and Lesja Municipality (Oppland county). The nearest urban areas are the village of Sunndalsøra which is located about 42 kilometres (26 mi) to the northwest and Dombås which is located about 32 kilometres (20 mi) to the south.[1]
It is the highest mountain in all of Sør-Trøndelag county. Less than 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of Storskrymten is the mountain Litlskrymten which means "the little Skrymt". It is located within the Dovrefjell–Sunndalsfjella National Park.[1][2]
Name
The first element is stor which means "big" and the last element is the finite form of skrymt which means "uncanny thing", "fright", or "scare" (the hillsides of the mountain are extremely steep).
References
- 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Sør-Trøndelag – geologi og landformer" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-04-22.
- ↑ "Storskrymten" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-12-05.