Storheia
is the highest mountain in the
Bymarka area of
Trondheim Municipality
Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populou ...
in
Trøndelag
Trøndelag (; or is a county and coextensive with the Trøndelag region (also known as ''Midt-Norge'' or ''Midt-Noreg,'' "Mid-Norway") in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County (); in 1804 the county was ...
county,
Norway
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. The tall mountain lies about east of the village of
Langørjan. On clear days, one can stand atop Storheia and see as far as the mountain
Snøhetta, about away. The smaller mountain
Gråkallen lies just to the northeast.
Name
The first element is which means "big" and the last element is the finite form of which means "upland" or "hill".
References
Mountains of Trøndelag
Geography of Trondheim
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