Vassfjellet is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...

on the border of the municipalities of

Melhus Melhus is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Melhus. Other villages include Gåsbakken, Hovin, Korsvegen, Kvål, Ler, Lundamo, ...

and

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, an ...

Trøndelag Trøndelag (; sma, Trööndelage) is a county in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County ( no, Trondhjems Amt); in 1804 the county was split into Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag by the King of Denmar ...

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 eastern side of the mountain hosts a ski resort, Vassfjellet Skisenter. The tall mountain lies about southeast of the village of

. At the top there is a

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and

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transmitting tower, which extends above the top of the tall mountain. A road leading to the top has been built for maintenance access to the tower. This road starts in the village of Kvål in

, but is closed to public vehicle access. It is however an excellent route for hiking. The

Vassfjell Chapel Vassfjell Chapel ( no, Vassfjellkapellet) is a chapel in Trondheim municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located in a rural area northeast of the mountain Vassfjellet, about west of the village of Tanem. There is no direct road access ...

is located on the northeast side of the mountain in Klæbu.

Name

The first element is the

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case of ''vatn'' which means "

water Water (chemical formula ) is an inorganic, transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance, which is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known living organisms (in which it acts as ...

", "

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", or " tarn" and the last element is the finite form of ''fjell'' which means "

". (There is a small tarn near the top of Vassfjellet.)

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Mountains of Trøndelag Klæbu Melhus {{Trøndelag-geo-stub

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