Spåtind


Spåtind is a mountain in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located on the border of Etnedal Municipality and Nordre Land Municipality about west of the town of Lillehammer and about northeast of the town of Fagernes. The mountain lies a few kilometers south of the border of Langsua National Park.
Spåtind is the highest mountain in the mountain area known as Synnfjell. There are numerous cabins situated around the mountain, the largest cluster being Hugulia on the southern side. On the western side there is a facility for alpine skiing and a hotel.

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The first element is the verb which means "predict" or "see into the future", but here it was used in the old sense which used to mean "to scout". The last element is which means "mountain peak". The peak is visible from long distances over a large region.