Topo map 1518 II Galdhøpiggen Prominence 110 m | Elevation 2,344 m | |
Similar Vesle Galdhøpiggen, Skarstind, Keilhaus topp, Store Hellstugutinden, Semeltinden | ||
Storjuvtinden is a mountain in Norway. It is close to Norway's highest mountain Galdhøpiggen. It is located in the massif between the valleys Leirdalen and Visdalen.
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Map of Storjuvtinden, 2687 B%C3%B8verdalen, Norway
The mountain can be accessed from Geitsætri in Leirdalen without a glacier crossing.
It is Norway's 12th highest mountain, with respect to a primary factor of 50 meters.
The name
The first element is the name of the gorge Storjuvet, the last element is the finite form of tind m 'mountain peak'. The name of the gorge is a compound of stor 'big' and juv n 'gorge, canyon'. The gorge is also the source of the name of the glacier Storjuvbrean in the bottom of the gorge.
References
Storjuvtinden Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA