Storsylen is a mountain in the municipality of Tydal in Trøndelag county, Norway. At 1762 m, Storsylen is the highest mountain in the Sylan mountain range. The mountain summit lies less than 100 m west of the national border with Sweden and about 8 km east of the lake Nesjøen. To climb the mountain from the south, the route is characterized as scrambling, from the north it is an easy hike.

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The first element is stor meaning "big" and the last element is the finite singular form of syl which means "awl".

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