Location Lom, Oppland, Norway Elevation 2,185 m Prominence 50 m | Parent range Jotunheimen First ascent 1949 Mountain range Jotunheimen | |
Similar Veobretinden, Store Memurutinden, Veotind, Midtre Hellstugutinden, Semeltinden | ||
Veobrehesten is the 61st highest mountain in Norway, and the last of the Norwegian peaks higher than 2000 meters to be ascended, in 1949. The mountain is a nunatak standing in the middle of the glacier under the Leirhøi mountain. Its late ascent is due to this remote location, and the rather challenging approach.
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Map of Veobrehesten, 2686 Lom, Norway
The name
The first element is the name of the glacier Veobreen, the last element is the finite form of hest m 'horse' (several mountains in Norway are named after animals). The name of the glacier is a compound of the rivername Veo and the finite form of bre m 'glacier'. The rivername (Old Norse Viða) is derived from viðr m 'wood, forest'.
References
Veobrehesten Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA