Veslesmeden Explained

Veslesmeden
Map:Innlandet#Norway
Map Alt:Map of the location
Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:61.9166°N 9.757°W[1]
Location:Innlandet, Norway
Elevation M:2015
Prominence M:215
Isolation Km:1.2
Elevation Ref:[2]
Prominence Ref:[3]
Range:Rondane
Parent Peak:Storsmeden

Veslesmeden is a mountain in Dovre Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2015m (6,611feet) 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 surrounded by several other notable mountains including Digerronden and Høgronden to the northeast, Rondeslottet to the east, Storsmeden to the south, Sagtindan and Trolltinden to the west; Gråhøe and Vassberget to the northwest; and Stygghøin to the north.

The mountain is easily hiked from the cabin Rondvassbu (DNT). Experienced mountain hikers may scramble to Storsmeden from Veslesmeden.

Name

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Veslesmeden, Dovre . . Norwegian . 2022-04-15.
  2. Web site: Veslesmeden . PeakVisor.com . 2022-04-15.
  3. Web site: Bjørstad . Petter . Veslesmeden . 2022-04-16.