Store Knutsholstinden
Store Knutsholstinden is a mountain in Vågå in Innlandet county, Norway.
| Store Knutsholstinden | |
|---|---|
 Seen from the north, from Raudhamran by Surtningssue | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,341 m (7,680 ft) [1] |
| Prominence | 969 m (3,179 ft) |
| Listing | 14 at List of mountains in Norway by height |
| Coordinates | 61°25′46″N 8°34′13″E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Vågå, Innlandet, Norway |
| Parent range | Jotunheimen |
| Topo map | 1617 IV Gjende |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 13 July 1875 (Johannes Thomassen Heftye, Knut Lykken, Gullik Gulliksen Lid) |
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)
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