Storegut Explained

Storegut
Map:Innlandet#Vestland#Norway
Map Alt:Map of the location
Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:61.4302°N 8.2403°W[1]
Location:Innlandet and Vestland, Norway
Elevation M:1962
Prominence M:461
Isolation Km:3.1
Elevation Ref:[2] [3]
Range:Jotunheimen
Parent Peak:Mjølkedalstinden

Storegut is a mountain on the border of Vang Municipality in Innlandet county and Luster Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The 1962m (6,437feet) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains and inside the Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about north of the village of Tyinkrysset. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Uranostinden and Langeskavltinden to the west, Langeskavlen to the southwest, Høgbrothøgdi to the east, and Snøholstinden and Store Rauddalseggje to the northeast.

Name

The name is a compound word made up of stor which means 'big' and gut which means 'boy', therefore together, the name means "Big Boy". It is common to compare mountains with persons in many Norwegian place names.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Storegut, Vang . 2022-08-21 . . Norwegian.
  2. Web site: Storegut . 2022-08-21 . PeakVisor.com.
  3. Web site: Storegut . norgeskart.no . Norwegian.