Lukttinden

Lukttinden is a 1,343-metre (4,406 ft) tall mountain in the municipality of Vefsn in Nordland county, Norway. The mountain lies between the towns of Mo i Rana and Mosjøen, directly east of the lake Ømmervatnet and directly south of the lake Luktvatnet. It lies to the west of the Okstindan mountains. Lukttinden is well known for having easy hiking conditions.[2]

Lukttinden
Luktinden seen from Korgfjellvegen, going along the E6 to Luktvatnet
Highest point
Elevation1,343 m (4,406 ft)
Coordinates65.9904°N 13.5447°E / 65.9904; 13.5447[1]
Geography
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Lukttinden
Location of the mountain
Map of the location
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Lukttinden
Lukttinden (Norway)
LocationNordland, Norway
Topo map1927 III Elsfjord and 1926 IV Fustvatnet

Name

The mountain is named after the lake Luktvatnet. This name is probably from the Southern Sami language word Loektejaevrie, a compound of loekti which means 'inlet' and jaevrie which means 'lake', thus "the lake with many inlets". The suffix -tinden is the finite form of tind meaning 'mountain peak'.

References

  1. "Lukttinden, Vefsn (Nordland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
  2. Store norske leksikon. "Lukttindan" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-11-30.


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