Store Hellstugutinden
| Store Hellstugutinden | |
|---|---|
Surtingssue | |
| Isolation | 3.6 km (2.2 mi)[1] |
| Listing | #11 in Norway |
| Coordinates | 61°32′40″N 8°25′41″E / 61.54438°N 8.42806°E[2] |
| Geography | |
  Store Hellstugutinden Location of the mountain  Store Hellstugutinden Store Hellstugutinden (Norway) | |
| Location | Innlandet, Norway |
| Parent range | Jotunheimen |
| Topo map | 1518 II Galdhøpiggen |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1 September 1881 (William Cecil Slingsby, Johannes Vigdal) |
Store Hellstugutinden is a
Store Hellstugutinden is the highest of several peaks along the Hellstugutindane ridge which runs between the Hellstugubrean/Vestre Memurubrean glaciers in east and Urdadalen valley in the west. The ridge Hellstugutindane consists of these mountain peaks:
- Nordre Hellstugutinden
- Midtre Hellstugutinden
- Store Hellstugutinden
- Nestsøndre Hellstugutinden
- Søndre Hellstugutinden
Name
The first element is the name of the Hellstugu cabin which was built as a shelter for hunters. The last element is the finite form of tind which means 'mountain peak'. The name of the cabin is a compound of hella which means 'flat stone' or 'flagstone' and stugu which means 'house with one room' or 'cabin'. Most houses in Norway are mostly made of wood, but here they had to use stone because the lack of wood. The first word in the name is store which means 'big'.
See also
- List of mountains of Norway by height
References
- ^ a b c d "Store Hellstugutinden". PeakVisor.com. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Store Hellstugutinden, Lom" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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