Veobreahesten
Veobrehesten or Veobreahesten is the 61st highest mountain in Norway, and the last of the Norwegian peaks higher than 2000 meters to be ascended, in 1949. The mountain is a nunatak standing in the middle of the glacier under the Leirhøi mountain. Its late ascent is due to this remote location, and the rather challenging approach.
Veobrehesten | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,185 m (7,169 ft) |
Prominence | 50 m (160 ft) |
Listing | 61 at List of mountains in Norway by height |
Coordinates | |
Geography | |
Parent range | Jotunheimen |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1949 |
The name
The first element is the name of the glacier Veobreen, the last element is the finite form of hest m 'horse' (several mountains in Norway are named after animals). The name of the glacier is a compound of the rivername Veo and the finite form of bre m 'glacier'. The rivername (Old Norse Viða) is derived from viðr m 'wood, forest'.
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