Styggedalstindane

Styggedalstindane^[1] is the fourth-highest summit in Norway. It is located within the Hurrungane mountains, which are part of the Jotunheimen mountain range. The mountain is located in the eastern part of Luster Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. This mountain sits directly between the mountains Sentraltind and Gjertvasstind.^[4]

Styggedalstindane
Store Styggedalstinden (unofficial)[1]
Styggedalstind to the right. Gjertvasstind on the left. Seen from Fannaråki.
Highest point
Elevation	2,387 m (7,831 ft)[2]
Prominence	170 m (560 ft)[2]
Parent peak	Storen
Isolation	1.7 km (1.1 mi)[2]
Listing	4 at List of mountains in Norway by height
Coordinates	61°27′39″N 7°53′51″E[3]
Geography
Location	Vestland, Norway
Parent range	Jotunheimen
Topo map	1517 IV Hurrungane
Climbing
First ascent	6 August 1883: Carl Christian Hall and Mathias Soggemoen
Easiest route	Hiking and ice climbing

There are two summits on the mountain:

• The eastern summit is 2,387 metres (7,831 ft), with a primary factor of 170 metres (560 ft)
• The western summit is 300 metres (980 ft) away from the eastern summit, and it is 2,370 metres (7,780 ft), with a primary factor of 37 metres (121 ft).^[5]

Name

The first element of the name is the genitive form of the valley name Styggedalen and the last element is the finite form of tind which means "mountain peak'. The name of the valley is a compound of stygg which means "ugly" or "bad" and the finite form of dal which means "dale" or "valley".

Climbing

The ascent is relatively challenging. There are three possibilities, in increasing order of difficulty:

• Climb via Gjertvasstind (Norway's 12th-highest peak), originating in Skogadalsbøen
• Traverse the Gjertvassbreen glacier and climb from there
• Climb all the peaks from Storen (Norway's third highest peak at 2,405 m or 7,890 ft) across to the summit—the so-called Styggedal traverse. It is a multi-day trek across Storen, Vetle Skagastølstindane (18th-highest peak at 2,340 m or 7,680 ft), Sentraltind (13th-highest peak at 2,348 m or 7,703 ft), the eastern and then western summits of Styggedalstindane, and then descending from Gjertvasstind (12th-highest peak at 2,351 m or 7,713 ft)—bagging 6 of Norway's 20 tallest peaks in one trip.

See also

• List of mountains of Norway