Hurrungane
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| Hurrungane | |
| Hurrungene, Hurrungadn, Horungane | |
| Range | |
 Store Austanbotntind (left), Store Ringstind and Soleitindane seen from Store Skagastølstind
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| Country | Norway |
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| County | Sogn og Fjordane |
| Part of | Jotunheimen |
| Highest point | Store Skagastølstind |
| - elevation | 2,405 m (7,890 ft) |
Hurrungane, also written Hurrungene, Hurrungadn, Horungane, is a mountain range in the municipalities Luster and Årdal in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. The area is southwest in the larger mountain range Jotunheimen and is also part of Jotunheimen National Park.
The range has some of the most alpine peaks in Norway, and has 24 peaks over 2,000 meters (counting peaks with larger prominence than 30 m). Several of the peaks are only accessible through climbing or glacier crossings.
The origin of the name is uncertain, but is thought to stem from old Norwegian words describing the sound of falling rock and ice[1], or perhaps "The Bastards".
The highest peaks in the area are
- Store Skagastølstinden (Storen) (2,405 m)
- Store Styggedalstinden (2,387 m)
- Jervvasstind (Gjertvasstind) (2,351 m)
- Sentraltind (2,348 m)
- Vetle Skagastølstind (2,340 m)
- Midtre Skagastølstind (2,284 m)
- Skagastølsnebbet (2,222 m)
- Store Austanbotntind (2,202 m)
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[edit] References
[edit] Guidebook
- James Baxter "Scandinavian Mountains and Peaks Over 2000 Metres in the Hurrungane", ISBN 0955049709.
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