Storegut

Storegut is a mountain in Jotunheimen National Park in southern Norway. The border between the counties of Innlandet and Vestland is close to the summit.

Storegut
Storegut in the middle
Highest point
Elevation1,968 m (6,457 ft)[1]
Prominence450 m (1,480 ft)
Geography
Storegut
Storegut
Storegut (Vestland)
Storegut
Storegut (Norway)

The name

The name is a compound of stor 'big' and gut 'boy' ('Big Boy'). It is common to compare mountains with persons in Norwegian place names.

See also Mannen and Kjerringa.

References

  1. norgeskart.no (in Norwegian).

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