Store Styggedalstinden

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Store Styggedalstinden

Styggedalstind to the right. Jervvasstind on the left. Seen from Fannaråki.
Elevation 2,387 metres (7,831 ft)
Location Luster, Sogn og Fjordane, Flag of Norway Norway
Range Jotunheimen
Prominence 155 m (509 ft)
Coordinates 61°27′52″N 7°54′5″E / 61.46444, 7.90139Coordinates: 61°27′52″N 7°54′5″E / 61.46444, 7.90139
Topo map 1517 IV Hurrungane
First ascent August 6, 1883 by Carl Christian Hall and Mattias Soggemoen
Easiest route Hiking and ice climbing
Listing 4 at List of mountains in Norway by height

Store Styggedalstind, is the fourth highest summit in Norway, located within the area known as Hurrungane, which is part of the Jotunheimen mountain range.

There are two summits on the mountain:

  • The eastern summit is 2,387 meters, with a primary factor of 155 metres
  • The western summit is 2,370 meters, with a primary factor of 25 metres, 300 away from the eastern summit.

The ascent is relatively challenging, and there are three possibilities, in increasing order of difficulty:

  • Climb via Jervvasstind (Norway's 12th highest peak), originating in Skogadalsbøen
  • Traverse the glacier at Jervvassbreen and climb from there
  • Climb all the peaks from Store Skagastølstind (Norway's third highest peak at 2,405 m) across to the summit, the so-called Styggedal traverse, which is a multi-day trek across Store Skagastølstind, Vetle Skagastølstind (#18, 2,340m), Sentraltind (#13, 2,348 m), the eastern and then western summits of Styggedalstind, and then descending from Jervvasstind (#12, 2,351 m), bagging 6 of Norway's 20 tallest peaks at once.