Store Styggedalstind, is the fourth highest summit in Norway, located within the Hurrungane

Hurrungane

Hurrungane is a mountain range in the municipalities Luster and Årdal in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway...

 mountains, which are part of the Jotunheimen

Jotunheimen

Jotunheimen is a mountainous area of roughly 3,500 km² in Southern Norway and is part of the long range known as the Scandinavian Mountains. The 29 highest mountains in Norway are all in Jotunheimen, including the very highest - Galdhøpiggen...

 mountain range. The mountain is located in the eastern part of the municipality of Luster

Luster, Norway

Luster is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative centre is Gaupne. Other villages include Skjolden, Hafslo, Jostedal, and Veitastrond....

 in Sogn og Fjordane

Sogn og Fjordane

is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde....

 county, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. This mountain is directly between the mountains Sentraltind

Sentraltind

Sentraltind is a mountain in the Hurrungane mountains in the Jotunheimen mountain range. The tall mountain is located in the eastern part of the municipality of Luster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is the 10th highest summit in Norway...

 and Jervvasstind

Jervvasstind

Jervvasstind is Norway's ninth highest mountain. The tall mountain lies in the Hurrungane mountains in the eastern part of the municipality of Luster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway...

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There are two summits on Store Styggedalstind:

• The eastern summit is 2387 metres (7,831.4 ft), with a primary factor
  Topographic prominence
  In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...
  
   of 155 metres (508.5 ft)
• The western summit is 300 metres (984.3 ft) away from the eastern summit, and it is 2370 metres (7,775.6 ft), with a primary factor of 25 metres (82 ft).

Name

The first element of the name is the genitive form of the valley name Styggedalen and the last element is the finite form of tind which means "mountain peak

Summit (topography)

In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...

'. The name of the valley is a compound of stygg which means "ugly" or "bad" and the finite form of dal which means "dale" or "valley

Valley

In geology, a valley or dale is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge.The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys...

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Climbing

The ascent is relatively challenging. There are three possibilities, in increasing order of difficulty:

• Climb via Jervvasstind
  Jervvasstind
  Jervvasstind is Norway's ninth highest mountain. The tall mountain lies in the Hurrungane mountains in the eastern part of the municipality of Luster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway...
  
   (Norway's 12th highest peak), originating in Skogadalsbøen
  Skogadalsbøen
  Skogadalsbøen is a cabin in Luster in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway, in the western part of Jotunheimen, owned by the Norwegian Trekking Association . The cabin lies 834 metres above sea level, in the valley Utladalen. The site was originally the location of several summer mountain farms. The tourist...
  
  
• Traverse the Jervvassbreen glacier and climb from there
• Climb all the peaks from Store Skagastølstind
  Store Skagastølstind
  Store Skagastølstind is the third highest peak in Norway. It is situated on the border between the municipality of Luster and Årdal in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The mountain is part of the Hurrungane range...
  
   (Norway's third highest peak at 2405 m (7,890.4 ft)) across to the summit—the so-called Styggedal traverse. It is a multi-day trek across Store Skagastølstind
  Store Skagastølstind
  Store Skagastølstind is the third highest peak in Norway. It is situated on the border between the municipality of Luster and Årdal in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The mountain is part of the Hurrungane range...
  
  , Vetle Skagastølstind
  Vetle Skagastølstind
  Vetle Skagastølstinden is one of the peaks constituting Skagastølstindane in the Hurrungane mountain range, and is among Norway's highest. The tall mountain is located in the eastern part of the municipality of Luster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway...
  
   (18th highest peak at 2340 m (7,677.2 ft)), Sentraltind
  Sentraltind
  Sentraltind is a mountain in the Hurrungane mountains in the Jotunheimen mountain range. The tall mountain is located in the eastern part of the municipality of Luster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is the 10th highest summit in Norway...
  
   (13th highest peak at 2348 m (7,703.4 ft)), the eastern and then western summits of Styggedalstind, and then descending from Jervvasstind
  Jervvasstind
  Jervvasstind is Norway's ninth highest mountain. The tall mountain lies in the Hurrungane mountains in the eastern part of the municipality of Luster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway...
  
  (12th highest peak at 2351 m (7,713.3 ft))—bagging 6 of Norway's 20 tallest peaks in one trip.