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Mountain in Norway
Storsylen
Summit seen from the northern ridge, along main hiking route
Highest point
Elevation1,762 m (5,781 ft)
Prominence640 m (2,100 ft)
Isolation17.5 to 17.7 km (10.9 to 11.0 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates63°01′13″N 12°11′56″E / 63.0202°N 12.1988°E / 63.0202; 12.1988
Geography
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LocationTrøndelag, Norway
Parent rangeSylan
Topo map1721 II Tydal
Climbing
Easiest routeHiking

Storsylen is a mountain in the municipality of Tydal in Trøndelag county, Norway. At 1,762 metres (5,781 ft), Storsylen is the highest mountain in the Sylan mountain range. The mountain summit lies less than 100 metres (330 ft) west of the national border with Sweden and about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of the lake Nesjøen. To climb the mountain from the south, the route is characterized as scrambling, from the north it is an easy hike.

Name

The first element is stor meaning "big" and the last element is the finite singular form of syl which means "awl".

See also: Sylan

Media gallery

  • View towards south View towards south
  • Storsylen mountain Storsylen mountain
  • View of Storsylen View of Storsylen
  • View of the peak View of the peak

References

  1. "Storsylen 1762 moh - fakta". Toppomania. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
  2. "Storsylen, Tydal (Trøndelag)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2017-03-23.

External links

  • Media related to Sylan at Wikimedia Commons


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