Storsylen

Storsylen^[3] is a mountain in Tydal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. At 1,762 metres (5,781 ft), Storsylen is the highest mountain in the Sylan mountain range. The mountain summit lies less than 100 metres (330 ft) west of the national border with Sweden and about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of the lake Nesjøen. To climb the mountain from the south, the route is characterized as scrambling, from the north it is an easy hike.

Storsylen
Summit seen from the northern ridge, along main hiking route
Highest point
Elevation	1,762 m (5,781 ft)
Prominence	640 m (2,100 ft)[1]
Isolation	17.5 to 17.7 km (10.9 to 11.0 mi)
Coordinates	63.0202°N 12.1988°E / 63.0202; 12.1988[2]
Geography
Interactive map of the mountain
Location	Trøndelag, Norway
Parent range	Sylan
Topo map	1721 II Tydal
Climbing
Easiest route	Hiking

Name

The first element is stor meaning "big" and the last element is the finite singular form of syl which means "awl".

See also: Sylan

Media gallery

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  View towards south
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  Storsylen mountain
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  View of Storsylen
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  View of the peak

References

1. "Storsylen 1762 moh - fakta". Toppomania. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
2. "Storsylen, Tydal (Trøndelag)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
3. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-12-24.

External links

• Media related to Sylan at Wikimedia Commons