Store Memurutinden

Store Memurutinden is the eighth-highest mountain in Norway, and lies in the municipality Lom, Innlandet.

Store Memurutinden
Memurutinden from Memuru valley
Highest point
Elevation2,366 m (7,762 ft)
Prominence336 m (1,102 ft)[1]
Listing8 at List of mountains in Norway by height
Coordinates61°34′3″N 8°29′17″E
Geography
LocationLom, Innlandet, Norway
Parent rangeJotunheimen
Topo map1618 III Glittertinden

The name

The first element is the name of the river Memuru (Muru), the last element is the finite form of tind m 'mountain peak'. The rivername is derived from the verb mara 'dig' - the first element Me- is from Old Norse mið 'in the middle', because the mouth of the river is almost exactly at the middle of the lake Gjendin.

The word store means 'the big'.

References

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