Hurrungane

Hurrungane
Hurrungene, Hurrungadn, Horungane
Hurrungane seen looking towards the west. Store Skagastølstind is the highest peak visible.
Highest point
PeakStore Skagastølstind, Luster/Årdal, Norway
Elevation2,405 m (7,890 ft)
Coordinates61°27′41″N 07°52′17″E / 61.46139°N 7.87139°E / 61.46139; 7.87139
Geography
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Hurrungane
Location of the mountain
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Hurrungane
Hurrungane (Norway)
LocationVestland, Norway
Range coordinates61°26′58″N 7°50′36″E / 61.4495°N 7.8434°E / 61.4495; 7.8434[1]
Parent rangeJotunheimen

Hurrungane (also written Hurrungene, Hurrungadn, Horungane) is a mountain range in the municipalities Luster and Årdal in Vestland county, Norway. The area is southwest in the larger mountain range Jotunheimen and is also part of Jotunheimen National Park.[2]

The range has some of the most alpine peaks in Norway, and has 23 peaks over 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) (counting peaks with larger prominence than 30 metres or 98 feet). Several of the peaks are only accessible through climbing or glacier crossings. The starting point for hiking is the village of Turtagrø along the national tourist road, Sognefjellsvegen (RV55).

The highest peaks in the area are

  1. ^ "Hurrungane, Luster (Vestland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2020-01-07.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Hurrungane" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-09-10.

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