Hurrungane

{{Short description|Mountain range in Norway}}

{{Infobox mountain

|name = Hurrungane

|other_name = Hurrungene, Hurrungadn, Horungane

|photo = Hurrungane towards west.JPG

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|photo_caption = Hurrungane seen looking towards the west. Store Skagastølstind is the highest peak visible.

|range_coordinates = {{coord|61.4495|7.8434|region:NO_type:mountain|display=inline}}{{cite web|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Vestland/Luster/Hurrungane/|title=Hurrungane, Luster (Vestland)|publisher=yr.no|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2020-01-07}}{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|location = Vestland, Norway

|parent = Jotunheimen

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|highest = Store Skagastølstind

|highest_location = Luster/Årdal, Norway

|coordinates = {{coord|61|27|41|N|07|52|17|E|region:NO_type:mountain|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 2405

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Hurrungane (also written Hurrungene, Hurrungadn, Horungane) is a mountain range in Luster Municipality and Årdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The area is southwest in the larger mountain range Jotunheimen and is also part of Jotunheimen National Park.{{Cite SNL|Hurrungane|Hurrungane|2025-04-01|Askheim|Svein|2024-11-25}}

The range has some of the most alpine peaks in Norway, and has 23 peaks over {{convert|2000|m}} (counting peaks with larger prominence than {{convert|30|m|disp=or}}). Several of the peaks are only accessible through climbing or glacier crossings. The starting point for hiking is the village of Turtagrø along the national tourist road, Sognefjellsvegen (RV55).

The highest peaks in the area are

Name

File:Hurrungane as seen from high up in uradalen.jpg

Hurrungane is the finite plural of a word hurrung. Hurrungen, the finite singular of the same word, is the names of two mountains in Rauma Municipality and Skjåk Municipality. The first element is the verb hurra which means "hurry, move fast (with noise and roar)". The last element is the suffix -ung, referring to an active thing/person. The actual mountains are steep, and there are frequent rockslides and avalanches from the hillsides. The meaning of the name is then "the noisemakers".{{cite book|first=James|last=Baxter|title=Scandinavian Mountains and Peaks Over 2000 Metres in the Hurrungane|isbn=978-0-9550497-0-5|year=2005}}

See also

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Category:Mountain ranges of Norway

Category:Landforms of Vestland

Category:Jotunheimen

Category:Luster, Norway

Category:Årdal

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