Møysalen

{{short description|Mountain in Nordland, Norway}}

{{Infobox mountain

|name = Møysalen

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|photo = Moeysalen-2020.jpg

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|photo_caption = Møysalen seen from south-west

|mapframe-zoom =9

|mapframe-caption= Interactive map of the mountain

|coordinates = {{coord|68.5260|15.4521|region:NO_type:mountain|display=inline,title}}{{cite web|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Nordland/L%C3%B8dingen/M%C3%B8ysalen/|title=Møysalen, Lødingen (Nordland) |publisher=yr.no |language=Norwegian|accessdate=2018-12-31}}

|location = Nordland, Norway

|elevation_m = 1262

|prominence_m = 1262

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|topo = {{M711|1231 IV Raftsundet}} and {{M711|1232 III Sortland}}

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|listing = #17 in Norway by prominence

|translation = "The Maidens' Hall" or "The Maidens' Saddle"

}}

Møysalen{{cite web|url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/563382|title=Informasjon om stadnamn|website=Norgeskart|publisher=Kartverket|language=no|accessdate=2024-08-18}} is a mountain in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the border of Sortland Municipality and Lødingen Municipality. At {{convert|1262|m}} tall, it is the highest mountain on the island of Hinnøya and the second highest mountain on any island in Norway. The mountain is located within Møysalen National Park, about {{convert|10|km}} straight east of the villages of Hennes and Kaldjorda in Hadsel Municipality.{{cite web|url=http://snl.no/M%C3%B8ysalen|title=Møysalen|author=Store norske leksikon|authorlink=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2012-06-12}}

Name

The name derives from the Norwegian words {{wikt-lang|no|møy}}, which translates to maiden, and {{wikt-lang|no|sal}}, which can be translated into either saddle or hall. South of the peak is two smaller peaks, named Lille Møya (The Small Maiden) and Store Møya (The Big Maiden), which according to local folklore were two troll maidens that were turned into stone. Møysalen is either the saddle or the roof of the hall of these two maidens.

See also

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Category:Lødingen

Category:Sortland

Category:Mountains of Nordland

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