Melderskin is a mountain peak in Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The tall mountain lies about northeast of the village of Rosendal and the Barony Rosendal. The mountain lies inside Folgefonna National Park.
South of the mountain peak lies a small U-shaped valley that has a small lake in it at an elevation of above sea level. The small lake drains into a river with a large waterfall.
The mountain Ben Nevis is located in Scotland and it is the highest mountain in the United Kingdom. Melderskin is the nearest mountain that is higher than Ben Nevis, and therefore Melderskin defines the topographic isolation of Ben Nevis which lies away.
Name The name comes from the Old Norse word which means 'grain that is ground into flour' and which means "shine". The meaning then becomes something like "the mountain with a shiny layer of snow on top".
References
External links Map and tour description, visitsunnhordland.no