Sylan Sylarna (Swedish

Swedish language

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), Bealjehkh (Southern Sami

Southern Sami

Southern Sami is the southwestern-most of the Sami languages. It is a seriously endangered language; the last strongholds of this language are the municipalities of Snåsa and Hattfjelldal in Norway...

) is a mountain range

Mountain range

A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...

 on the border between Norway

Norway

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 and Sweden

Sweden

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, in the counties Sør-Trøndelag

Sør-Trøndelag

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 and Jämtland

Jämtland

Jämtland or Jamtland is a historical province or landskap in the center of Sweden in northern Europe. It borders to Härjedalen and Medelpad in the south, Ångermanland in the east, Lapland in the north and Trøndelag and Norway in the west...

.

Central in the area is the mountain ridge starting with Lillsylen in the north, passing over the highest point Storsylen

Storsylen

Storsylen is the highest mountain in the Sylan mountain range. It is located in the municipality of Tydal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway, less than west of the border with Sweden. The tall mountain lies about east of the lake Nesjøen...

 (1762 metres (5,780.8 ft)), and further to Storsola (1728 metres (5,669.3 ft)) in the south. Traversal of the ridge is a popular trip for experienced hikers, and is easiest from the south to the north, due to a scrambling point about 100 metres (328.1 ft) south of the Storsylen summit.

There are a number of mountain cabins in the area. The Norwegian Trekking Association has the cabins Schultzhytta in Roltdalen, Storerikvollen and Nedalshytta by Nesjøen

Nesjøen

Nesjøen is an artificial lake in the Nea-Nidelv watershed which lies in the Sylan region of the municipality of Tydal in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake lies about southeast of the municipal center of Ås and north of the village of Stugudalen...

. On the Swedish side there is Blåhammarens Fjällstation, Sylarnas Fjällstation and Helags Fjällstation.

Name

Sylan is the finite plural

Plural

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 of syl m 'awl

Stitching awl

A stitching awl is a simple tool with which holes can be punctured in a variety of materials, or existing holes can be enlarged. It is also used for sewing heavy materials, such as leather or canvas. It is a thin, tapered metal shaft, coming to a sharp point, either straight or slightly bent....

'. The sharp and pointed peaks of the mountains have been compared with the tool.