Karitinden
| Karitinden | |
|---|---|
 View of Karitinden | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,982 m (6,503 ft) |
| Prominence | 330 m (1,080 ft) |
| Coordinates | 62°11′05″N 07°44′04″E / 62.18472°N 7.73444°ECoordinates: 62°11′05″N 07°44′04″E / 62.18472°N 7.73444°E |
| Geography | |
  Karitinden Location in Møre og Romsdal | |
| Location | Norddal and Rauma (Møre og Romsdal) and Skjåk (Oppland) Norway |
| Parent range | Tafjordfjella |
| Topo map | 1319 II Tordsvatnet |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hiking |
Karitinden is a mountain in the Tafjordfjella mountain range inside Reinheimen National Park on the border of Møre og Romsdal and Oppland counties in Norway. The top of the mountain is a tripoint border junction for Skjåk Municipality (in Oppland county), and Norddal Municipality and Rauma Municipality (in Møre og Romsdal county). The nearest village is Tafjord which lies 17 kilometres (11 mi) to the northwest. The lake Tordsvatnet lies 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southeast of the mountain and the mountain Puttegga lies 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the northwest.[1]
Name
The first element is the female name Kari and the last element is the finite form of tind which means "mountain peak". The reason for the name, and who the person Kari was, is unknown.
References
- ↑ "Karitinden" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-10-15.