Store Venjetinden (or sometimes Store Vengetinden) is a mountain in the municipality of Rauma in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northeast of the mountain Romsdalshornet, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the Rauma river and European Route E136, and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of the town of Åndalsnes.[2] It is the highest summit in the Romsdalsalpane range.
| Store Venjetinden | |
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| Store Vengetinden | |
Store Venjetinden seen from Breitinden | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,852 m (6,076 ft) |
| Prominence | 710 m (2,330 ft) |
| Coordinates | 62.5075°N 7.8397°E / 62.5075; 7.8397[1] |
| Geography | |
Store Venjetinden Location of the mountain Show map of Møre og RomsdalStore Venjetinden Store Venjetinden (Norway) Show map of Norway | |
| Location | Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
| Parent range | Romsdalsalpene |
| Topo map | 1320 II Eresfjord |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 18 August 1881, north-east ridge, William Cecil Slingsby and Johannes Vigdal |
| Easiest route | Climbing |

The first ascent was via the northeast ridge in 1881 by William Cecil Slingsby and Johannes Vigdal [no]. The first ascent via the western ridge was in 1930 by Erik Heen and Karl Oshaug.[3]
In 2021, the men's world record for the vertical kilometer was set by Spanish mountain runner Kílian Jornet at Vengetind with a time of 28:48.[4]
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