Topo map 1618 III Glittertinden Prominence 710 m Easiest route Hiking | Elevation 2,368 m Mountain range Jotunheimen Parent range Jotunheimen | |
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Isolation 12.8 kilometres (8.0 mi) Location Lom and Vågå, Oppland, Norway First ascent ca. 1840 (Johan Sverdrup) Similar Besshø, Nautgardstind, Store Memurutinden, Glittertind, Tjørnholstind | ||
Surtningssue (or Surtningssui) is the seventh-highest mountain in Norway. It lies in Jotunheimen, on the border between the municipalities Lom and Vågå. Surtningssue has several distinct peaks, of which Store Surtningssue is the highest.
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Map of Surtningssue, 2683 Tessanden, Norway
Surtningssue is most easily reached from the cabin Memurubu, along the northern shore of Gjendin.
The name
The first element is the genitive of a word *surtning 'the black one', the last element is the finite form of su f 'sow' - thus 'the black sow'. (It is common in Norway to compare the shape of mountains with animals.)
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Surtningssue Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA