Styggedalstindane
Mountain in Vestland, Norway
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::summary Mountain in Vestland, Norway ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Styggedalstindane |
| other_name | Store Styggedalstinden (unofficial) |
| photo | Gjertvasstind_og_Styggedalstind.jpg |
| photo_caption | Styggedalstind to the right. Gjertvasstind on the left. Seen from Fannaråki. |
| mapframe-zoom | 9 |
| coordinates | |
| location | Vestland, Norway |
| elevation_m | 2387 |
| prominence_m | 170 |
| isolation_km | 1.7 |
| elevation_ref | |
| prominence_ref | |
| isolation_ref | |
| range | Jotunheimen |
| parent_peak | Storen |
| topo | |
| first_ascent | 6 August 1883: Carl Christian Hall and Mathias Soggemoen |
| easiest_route | Hiking and ice climbing |
| listing | 4 at List of mountains in Norway by height |
| :: |
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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 2387 m, with a primary factor of 170 m
- The western summit is 300 m away from the eastern summit, and it is 2370 m, with a primary factor of 37 m.
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 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".
Climbing
The ascent is relatively challenging. There are three possibilities, in increasing order of difficulty:
- Climb via Gjertvasstind (Norway's 12th-highest peak), originating in Skogadalsbøen
- Traverse the Gjertvassbreen glacier and climb from there
- Climb all the peaks from Storen (Norway's third highest peak at 2405 m) across to the summit—the so-called Styggedal traverse. It is a multi-day trek across Storen, Vetle Skagastølstindane (18th-highest peak at 2340 m), Sentraltind (13th-highest peak at 2348 m), the eastern and then western summits of Styggedalstindane, and then descending from Gjertvasstind (12th-highest peak at 2351 m)—bagging 6 of Norway's 20 tallest peaks in one trip.
References
References
- "Styggedalstindane". [[yr.no]].
- "Store Styggedalstindane Østtoppen".
- "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
- {{Cite SNL. Store_Styggedalstind. Store Styggedalstind. 2025-11-15. Lauritzen. Per Roger. 2024-11-26
- "Store Styggedalstinden Vesttoppen".
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