Sentraltind
| Sentraltind | |
|---|---|
| Vestre Styggedalstind | |
 Midtre Skagastølstind, Vetle Skagastølstind (center of image), Sentraltind (in the back above the saddle) and Store Skagastølstind (highest to the right) in May 1986 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,348 m (7,703 ft) |
| Prominence | 80 m (260 ft) [1] |
| Listing | 10 at List of mountains in Norway by height |
| Coordinates | 61°27′49″N 07°52′57″E / 61.46361°N 7.88250°ECoordinates: 61°27′49″N 07°52′57″E / 61.46361°N 7.88250°E |
| Geography | |
  Sentraltind Location in Sogn og Fjordane | |
| Location | Luster, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway |
| Parent range | Hurrungane, Jotunheimen |
| Topo map | 1517 IV Hurrungane |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 7 August 1885 Carl Hall, Mathias Soggemoen, and Torger S. Sulheim |
Sentraltind (also known as Sentraltinden or Vestre Styggedalstind) is a mountain in the Hurrungane mountains in the Jotunheimen mountain range. The 2,348-metre (7,703 ft) tall mountain is located in the eastern part of the municipality of Luster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is the 10th highest summit in Norway. Sentraltind lies on a ridge between Store Skagastølstind-Vetle Skagastølstind and Store Styggedalstind-Jervvasstind. The mountain is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) east of the village of Skjolden.[2]
Name
The first element is the loan word sentral which means "central" and the last element is the finite form of tind which means "mountain peak". The name is not very old.
References
- ↑ "Toppomania - Sentraltind" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-09-11.
- ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Styggedalstindane" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-09-11.
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