Hurrungane Explained

Hurrungane
Other Name:Hurrungene, Hurrungadn, Horungane
Map:Vestland#Norway
Map Alt:Map of the location
Label Position:bottom
Range Coordinates:61.4495°N 7.8434°W[1]
Location:Vestland, Norway
Parent:Jotunheimen
Highest:Store Skagastølstind
Highest Location:Luster/Årdal, Norway
Coordinates:61.4614°N 7.8714°W
Elevation M:2405

Hurrungane (also written Hurrungene, Hurrungadn, Horungane) is a mountain range in the municipalities Luster and Årdal in Vestland county, Norway. The area is southwest in the larger mountain range Jotunheimen and is also part of Jotunheimen National Park.[2]

The range has some of the most alpine peaks in Norway, and has 23 peaks over (counting peaks with larger prominence than 30m (100feet)). Several of the peaks are only accessible through climbing or glacier crossings. The starting point for hiking is the village of Turtagrø along the national tourist road, Sognefjellsvegen (RV55).

The highest peaks in the area are

Name

Hurrungane is the finite plural of a word hurrung. Hurrungen, the finite singular of the same word, is the names of two mountains in Rauma and Skjåk. The first element is the verb hurra which means "hurry, move fast (with noise and roar)". The last element is the suffix -ung, referring to an active thing/person. The actual mountains are steep, and there are frequent rockslides and avalanches from the hillsides. The meaning of the name is then "the noisemakers".[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hurrungane, Luster (Vestland). yr.no. Norwegian. 2020-01-07.
  2. Web site: Hurrungane. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2010-09-10.
  3. Book: Baxter, James. Scandinavian Mountains and Peaks Over 2000 Metres in the Hurrungane. 978-0-9550497-0-5. 2005.