Jetnamsklumpen Explained


Mapframe-Zoom:9
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map of the mountain
Coordinates:65.1311°N 14.1917°W[1]
Location:Trøndelag and Nordland, Norway
Elevation M:1513
Topo: (west) and (east)
Listing:13 at List of highest points of Norwegian counties

or [2] is the highest point of Jetnamfjellet, a mountain on the border of Røyrvik Municipality (in Trøndelag county) and Hattfjelldal Municipality (in Nordland county) in Norway. The 1513m (4,964feet) tall mountain is located in the Børgefjell National Park, and it is the highest point in Trøndelag county.[3]

The eastern point of the large Jetnamsfjellet mountain, about east of Jetnamsklumpen is considerably lower, at, but it is a quadripoint for four counties: Trøndelag and Nordland in Norway, and Jämtland and Västerbotten in Sweden.

Name

The first element is from the Southern Sami language word "jitneme" which means "area covered with snow", and the last element is the finite form of Norwegian language word "klump" which means "clump" or "round mountain".

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jetnamsklumpen, Røyrvik (Trøndelag) . 2018-04-26 . . Norwegian.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn . 2024-10-21 . Norgeskart . . no.
  3. Web site: Store norske leksikon . Store norske leksikon . Jetnamsklumpen . 2011-09-12 . Norwegian.