Tronfjell
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| Tronfjell | |
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 Tronfjell with Alvdal in front. |
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| Elevation | 1,666 m (5,466 ft) |
| Location | |
| Location | Alvdal, Hedmark, Norway |
| Coordinates | 62°10′29.07″N 10°41′37.67″E / 62.1747417°N 10.6937972°ECoordinates: 62°10′29.07″N 10°41′37.67″E / 62.1747417°N 10.6937972°E |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Road |
Tronfjellet or just Tron (official form on maps: Tronden) is a prominent mountain close to Alvdal, Hedmark, Norway. It lies on the border to Tynset. There is a toll road to the summit open in the summer built while installing a broadcasting antenna in the 1960's, being Norway's second highest road.
The Indian philosopher Swami Sri Ananda Acharya lived on the mountain for large periods of his life.
[edit] The name
The name is the finite form of trond m (Norse þróndr) 'hog'. (It is common in Norway to compare the shape of a mountain with an animal.)
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