Store Styggedalstind
| Store Styggedalstinden | |
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Styggedalstind to the right. Jervvasstind on the left. Seen from Fannaråki.
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,387 m (7,831 ft) |
| Prominence | 155 m (509 ft) |
| Listing | 4 at List of mountains in Norway by height |
| Coordinates | 61°27′52″N 07°54′05″E / 61.46444°N 7.90139°ECoordinates: 61°27′52″N 07°54′05″E / 61.46444°N 7.90139°E |
| Geography | |
 Store Styggedalstinden
Location in Sogn og Fjordane
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| Location | Luster, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway |
| Parent range | Jotunheimen |
| Topo map | 1517 IV Hurrungane |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 6 August 1883 by Carl Christian Hall and Mathias Soggemoen |
| Easiest route | Hiking and ice climbing |
Store Styggedalstind, is the fourth-highest summit in Norway, located within the Hurrungane mountains, which are part of the Jotunheimen mountain range. The mountain is located in the eastern part of the municipality of Luster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. This mountain is directly between the mountains Sentraltind and Jervvasstind.
There are two summits on Store Styggedalstind:
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'. 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".
The ascent is relatively challenging. There are three possibilities, in increasing order of difficulty:
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