Store Knutsholstinden
| Store Knutsholstinden | |
|---|---|
 Seen from the north, from Raudhamran by Surtningssue | |
| Elevation | 2,341 m (7,680 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 969 m (3,179 ft) |
| Listing | 14 at List of mountains in Norway by height |
| Location | |
| Location | Vågå, Oppland, Norway |
| Range | Jotunheimen |
| Coordinates | 61°25′46″N 8°34′13″E / 61.42944°N 8.57028°ECoordinates: 61°25′46″N 8°34′13″E / 61.42944°N 8.57028°E |
| Topo map | 1617 IV Gjende |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 13 July 1875 (Johannes Thomassen Heftye, Knut Lykken, Gullik Gulliksen Lid) |
Store Knutsholstinden is a mountain in Vågå, Oppland, Norway.
The name
The first element is the genitive of the name of the large gorge Knutsholet, the last element is the finite form of tind m 'mountain peak'. The name of the gorge is a compound of the male name Knut and hol n 'hole (hollow), gorge'. The reason for the name, and who the person Knut was, is unknown.
The word store means 'the big'.
References
- ↑ norgeskart.no (in Norwegian)