It is the highest mountain in Trøndelag county as well as the highest mountain in Sunndal municipality. Less than east of Storskrymten is the mountain Litlskrymten which means the little Skrymt. It is located in the Dovrefjell mountains and it is inside the Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park. The mountain Salhøa lies about to the southwest, along the Sunndal-Lesja municipal border.