Tjørnholstind
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Tjørnholstind | |
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Tjørnholstind (right highest peak) seen from the north. |
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Elevation | 2,331 metres (7,648 ft) |
Location | Vågå, Oppland, Norway |
Range | Jotunheimen |
Prominence | 340 m (1,115 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | Coordinates: |
Topo map | 1617 IV Gjende |
First ascent | July 28, 1843 Harald Nicolai Storm Wergeland |
Listing | 17 at List of mountains in Norway by height |
Tjørnholstind or Tjønnholstind is a mountain in Vågå, Oppland, Norway and lies in the mountain range Jotunheimen south of the lake Gjende and north of the valley Leirungsdalen. On the northern side is a 400 m vertical drop down to Nordre Tjønnholet, a glacier.
The mountain has two peaks with a narrow ridge between. The western summit is the highest and the lower eastern summit also has the name Steinflytind and has elevation 2,318 m (7,605 ft).
The mountain and both peaks are easily accessible from both west and east.