Store Memurutinden is the eighth-highest mountain in Norway. It is in

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Innlandet Innlandet is a county in Norway. It was created on 1 January 2020 with the merger of the old counties of Oppland and Hedmark (the municipalities of Jevnaker and Lunner were transferred to the neighboring county of Viken on the same date). The n ...

county,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. The tall mountain is located on the

Memurutindene Memurutindene is a chain of mountains in the Memurutind massif in Norway. It is located in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county. The massif is home to 13 mountains, many of which have peaks over . Four peaks form the highest parts of the chain: ...

mountains within

Jotunheimen National Park Jotunheimen National Park ( no, Jotunheimen nasjonalpark, "Home of the Giants") is a national park in Norway, recognized as one of the country's premier hiking and fishing regions. The national park covers and is part of the larger area Jotunh ...

. The mountain sits about south of the village of

Fossbergom Fossbergom is the administrative centre of Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located on the south shore of the river Otta, at the north end of the Bøverdal valley. The village has a population (2021) of 830 and a ...

and about southwest of the village of

Vågåmo Vågåmo is the administrative centre of Vågå Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the Otta River, at the eastern end of the lake Vågåvatn in the Ottadalen valley. The Norwegian National Road 15 passes throug ...

. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including

Leirhøi Leirhøi or Leirhøe is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about south of the village of Fossbergom and about ...

Veobreahesten Veobreahesten or Veobrehesten is the 61st highest mountain in Norway. It is in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about south of ...

, and Veobretinden to the north;

Veotinden Veotinden is a mountain on the border of Vågå Municipality and Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about south of the vill ...

to the northeast;

Austre Memurutinden Austre Memurutinden is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. It is the 21st tallest peak in Norway. The mountain sits about sout ...

to the east; Blåbreahøe and

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to the southeast; Reinstinden to the south;

Søre Hellstugutinden Søre Hellstugutinden is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about northeast of the village of Øvre Årdal an ...

, Nestsøre Hellstugutinden,

Store Hellstugutinden Store Hellstugutinden is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about northeast of the village of Øvre Årdal ...

, and

Midtre Hellstugutinden Midtre Hellstugutinden is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. It is the second highest mountain on the Hellstugutindane ridge, an ...

to the southwest; and

Nordre Hellstugutinden Nordre Hellstugutinden or Nørdre Hellstugutinden is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about northeast of ...

to the west.

Name

The first element is the old name of the river ''Memuru'' (now called the Muru). The last element is the finite form of ''tind'' which means '

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'. The river name is derived from the verb ''mara'' which means 'dig' - the first element ''Me-'' is from

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''mið'' meaning 'in the middle', because the mouth of the river is almost exactly at the middle of the lake Gjendin. The first word ''store'' means 'the big'.

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