Tjørnholstind

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Tjørnholstind

Tjørnholstind (right highest peak) seen from the north.
Elevation 2,331 metres (7,648 ft)
Location Vågå, Oppland, Flag of Norway Norway
Range Jotunheimen
Prominence 340 m (1,115 ft)[1]
Coordinates 61°26′68″N 8°38′77″E / 61.45222, 8.65472Coordinates: 61°26′68″N 8°38′77″E / 61.45222, 8.65472
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.

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