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Karitinden is a mountain in the Tafjordfjella mountain range inside Reinheimen National Park on the border of Innlandet and Møre og Romsdal counties in Norway. The top of the mountain is a tripoint border junction for Skjåk Municipality (in Innlandet county), and Fjord Municipality and Rauma Municipality (in Møre og Romsdal county). The nearest village is Tafjord which lies 17 kilometres (11 mi) to the northwest. The lake Tordsvatnet lies 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southeast of the mountain and the mountain Puttegga lies 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the northwest. Other mountains that surround the mountain include Benkehøa to the southeast, Veltdalseggi to the south, and Tordsnose to the southwest.[1]

Karitinden
View of Karitinden
Highest point
Elevation1,982 m (6,503 ft)
Prominence330 m (1,080 ft)
Coordinates62°11′05″N 07°44′04″E
Geography
Karitinden
Location of the mountain
Karitinden
Karitinden (Møre og Romsdal)
Karitinden
Karitinden (Norway)
LocationFjord and Rauma (Møre og Romsdal) and Skjåk (Innlandet) Norway
Parent rangeTafjordfjella
Topo map1319 II Tordsvatnet
Climbing
Easiest routeHiking

Name


The first element is the female name Kari and the last element is the finite form of tind which means "mountain peak". The reason for the name, and who the person Kari was, is unknown.


See also



References


  1. "Karitinden" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 15 October 2010.




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