Surtningssue
Surtningssue (or Surtningssui) is the seventh-highest mountain in Norway. It lies in Jotunheimen, on the border between the municipalities Lom and Vågå. Surtningssue has several distinct peaks, of which Store Surtningssue is the highest.
| Surtningssue | |
|---|---|
 Surtningssue seen from Valdresflya | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,368 m (7,769 ft) |
| Prominence | 710 m (2,330 ft) [1] |
| Isolation | 12.7 to 12.9 km (7.9 to 8.0 mi)  |
| Listing | 7 at List of mountains in Norway by height |
| Coordinates | 61°32′3″N 8°34′21″E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Lom and Vågå, Innlandet, Norway |
| Parent range | Jotunheimen |
| Topo map | 1618 III Glittertinden |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | ca. 1840 (Johan Sverdrup) |
| Easiest route | Hiking |
Surtningssue is most easily reached from the cabin Memurubu, along the northern shore of Gjendin.
The name
The first element is the genitive of a word *surtning 'the black one', the last element is the finite form of su f 'sow' - thus 'the black sow'. (It is common in Norway to compare the shape of mountains with animals.)
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