Karitinden[3] is a mountain in the Tafjordfjella mountain range inside Reinheimen National Park on the border of Innlandet and Møre og Romsdal counties in Norway. The top of the mountain is a tripoint border junction for Skjåk Municipality (in Innlandet county), and Fjord Municipality and Rauma Municipality (in Møre og Romsdal county).

Karitinden
View of Karitinden
Highest point
Elevation1,983 m (6,506 ft)[1]
Prominence341 m (1,119 ft)[1]
Parent peakPuttegga[1]
Isolation3.9 km (2.4 mi)
to Puttegga[1]
Coordinates62°11′07″N 7°44′04″E / 62.18521°N 7.73451°E / 62.18521; 7.73451[2]
Geography
Map
Interactive map of the mountain
LocationMøre og Romsdal and Innlandet, Norway
Parent rangeTafjordfjella
Topo map1319 II Tordsvatnet
Climbing
Easiest routeHiking

The nearest village is Tafjord which lies 17 kilometres (11 mi) to the northwest. The lake Tordsvatnet lies 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southeast of the mountain and the mountain Puttegga lies 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the northwest. Other mountains that surround the mountain include Benkehøa to the southeast, Veltdalseggi to the south, and Tordsnose to the southwest.

Name

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The first element is the female name Kari and the last element is the definite form of tind which means "mountain peak". The reason for the name, and who the person Kari was, is unknown.

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Karitinden". PeakVisor.com. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  2. "Karitinden" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  3. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 30 March 2025.