Storheia is the highest mountain in Bymarka

Bymarka

Bymarka is the recreation ground of the city of Trondheim, Norway.- Location and use :Bymarka is situated to the west of the city center and has an area of 80 km², with more than 200 km of walking tracks. Bymarka is very popular for cross-country skiing in the winter, and for walks, hiking or...

 in the municipality of Trondheim

Trondheim

Trondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...

 in Sør-Trøndelag

Sør-Trøndelag

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 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...

. The 565 metres (1,853.7 ft) tall mountain lies about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of the village of Langørjan

Langørjan

Langørjan is a village in the municipality of Trondheim in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village is located in the Byneset district about west of the city of Trondheim and about north of Spongdal. The village has a population of 387. The population density is ....

. On clear days, one can stand atop Storheia and see as far as the mountain Snøhetta

Snøhetta

Snøhetta is an international architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design office based in Oslo, Norway and New York City. Craig Dykers and Kjetil Trædal Thorsen are the two principals of the company. In addition there are four partners, architect Robert Greenwood, architect Ole...

, about 130 kilometres (80.8 mi) away.

Name

The first element is stor which means "big" and the last element is the finite form of hei which means "upland" or "hill".