Spåtind Explained

Spåtind
Map:Innlandet#Norway
Map Alt:Map of the location
Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:61.0771°N 9.7894°W[1]
Location:Innlandet, Norway
Elevation M:1414
Prominence M:474
Isolation Km:33
Elevation Ref:[2]
Prominence Ref:[3]

Spåtind is a mountain in Innlandet county, Norway. The 1414m (4,639feet) tall mountain is located on the border of Etnedal Municipality and Nordre Land Municipality about west of the town of Lillehammer and about northeast of the town of Fagernes. The mountain lies a few kilometers south of the border of Langsua National Park.[4]

Spåtind is the highest mountain in the mountain area known as Synnfjell. There are numerous cabins situated around the mountain, the largest cluster being Hugulia on the southern side. On the western side there is a facility for alpine skiing and a hotel.

Name

The first element is the verb spå which means "predict" or "see into the future", but here it was used in the old sense which used to mean "to scout" (related to the German word spähen, the Latin word specio, and the English word spy). The last element is tind which means "mountain peak". The peak is visible from long distances over a large region.

See also: Hårteigen.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spåtind, Nordre Land . . Norwegian . 2022-10-01.
  2. Web site: Spåtind . PeakVisor.com . 2022-10-01.
  3. Web site: Spåtind 1414 moh. Toppomania . no.
  4. Encyclopedia: Spåtind . Svein. Askheim . 2022-10-01. 2020-09-20. . Kunnskapsforlaget. Norwegian.