Gråkallen is a mountain in the

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area of

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county,

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. The tall mountain is located in the Byåsen part of the

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. The summit is covered by an abandoned fenced military installation. Below the summit (on the

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to the right of the summit above the lake) there is a

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accessible by bus from Trondheim. In the summer, the ski runs through the pine forests allow

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and

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back to the city below.

Name

The first element is which means "

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" and the last element is the finite form of which means "old man". (It is common in Norway to compare mountains with old men.)

References

Mountains of Trøndelag Geography of Trondheim {{SørTrøndelag-geo-stub