Midtre Skagastølstind

Midtre Skagastølstind is one of the peaks constituting Skagastølstindane ("Skagastøl peaks") in the Hurrungane mountain range. The 2,284-metre (7,493 ft) tall mountain lies in the eastern part of the municipality of Luster in Vestland county, Norway. The mountain lies in between Nordre Skagastølstind, Vetle Skagastølstind, and Store Skagastølstind. The mountains Store Styggedalstinden, Jervvasstind, and Sentraltind all lie about 1 to 2 kilometres (0.62 to 1.24 mi) to the east of this mountain. The village of Skjolden lies about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the west.[1]

Midtre Skagastølstind
Highest point
Elevation2,284 m (7,493 ft)
Prominence80 m (260 ft)
Coordinates61°28′05″N 07°52′08″E / 61.46806°N 7.86889°E / 61.46806; 7.86889
Geography
Midtre Skagastølstind is located in Vestland
Midtre Skagastølstind
Midtre Skagastølstind
Location of the mountain
Midtre Skagastølstind is located in Norway
Midtre Skagastølstind
Midtre Skagastølstind
Midtre Skagastølstind (Norway)
LocationLuster, Vestland, Norway
Parent rangeHurrungane
Topo map1517 IV Hurrungane
Climbing
First ascent8 August 1884, Carl Christian Hall and Mathias Soggemoen

Name edit

The first element is the genitive of the name of the mountain farm Skagastølen and the last element is tind which means "mountain peak". The mountain farm (dairy farm) Skagastølen belongs to the farm Skagen in Luster and stølen is the finite form of støl which means "mountain farm". Skagen is the finite form of skage which means "headland" or "promontory" and the name is equivalent with the famous Skagen in Denmark. The word midtre means "the one in the middle".

References edit

  1. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Skagastølstindene" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-09-11.