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Mountain in Dovre, Norway
Storsmeden
Seen from Rondeslottet. Storsmeden to the left and Trolltinden in the back. Veslesmeden is the right summit of the frontmost ridge.
Highest point
Elevation2,016 m (6,614 ft)
Prominence275 m (902 ft)
Parent peakTrolltinden
Isolation2 km (1.2 mi)
Coordinates61°54′34″N 9°44′22″E / 61.90949°N 9.73941°E / 61.90949; 9.73941
Geography
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LocationInnlandet, Norway
Parent rangeRondane
Topo map1718 I Rondane

Storsmeden is a mountain on the border of Dovre Municipality and Sel Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2,016-metre (6,614 ft) tall mountain is located in the Rondane mountains and inside the Rondane National Park, about 17 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of the town of Otta and about 37 kilometres (23 mi) southeast of the village of Dombås. The mountain is part of a group of mountains called Smiubelgen. It is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Digerronden, Veslesmeden, and Høgronden to the northeast, Rondeslottet to the east, Ljosåbelgen and Bråkdalsbelgen to the south, Sagtindan and Trolltinden to the west; Gråhøe and Vassberget to the northwest; and Stygghøin to the north.

The mountain is easiest to access on its western ridge. Experienced hikers may access it via Veslesmeden by scrambling the eastern ridge.

Name

The meaning of the name is "the big blacksmith".

See also: the names of Veslesmeden and Smiubelgen.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Storsmeden". PeakVisor.com. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. "Storsmeden, Dovre" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 15 April 2022.



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