Karitinden | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,982 m (6,503 ft) |
Prominence | 330 m (1,080 ft) |
Coordinates | 62°11′05″N 07°44′04″E / 62.18472°N 7.73444°E |
Geography | |
Location | Fjord and Rauma (Møre og Romsdal) and Skjåk (Innlandet) Norway |
Parent range | Tafjordfjella |
Topo map | 1319 II Tordsvatnet |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Hiking |
Karitinden 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). 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.[1]