Storsmeden Explained

Storsmeden
Map:Innlandet#Norway
Map Alt:Map of the location
Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:61.9095°N 9.7394°W[1]
Location:Innlandet, Norway
Elevation M:2016
Prominence M:275
Isolation Km:2
Elevation Ref:[2]
Range:Rondane
Parent Peak:Trolltinden

Storsmeden is a mountain on the border of Dovre Municipality and Sel Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2016m (6,614feet) tall mountain is located in the Rondane mountains and inside the Rondane National Park, about northeast of the town of Otta and about southeast of the village of Dombås. The mountain is part of a group of mountains called Smiubelgen. It is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Digerronden, Veslesmeden, and Høgronden to the northeast, Rondeslottet to the east, Ljosåbelgen and Bråkdalsbelgen to the south, Sagtindan and Trolltinden to the west; Gråhøe and Vassberget to the northwest; and Stygghøin to the north.

The mountain is easiest to access on its western ridge. Experienced hikers may access it via Veslesmeden by scrambling the eastern ridge.

Name

The meaning of the name is "the big blacksmith".

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Storsmeden, Dovre . . Norwegian . 2022-04-15.
  2. Web site: Storsmeden . PeakVisor.com . 2022-04-15.