Tjørnholstind

Tjørnholstind
Tjørnholstind (right highest peak) seen from the north.
Highest point
Elevation	2,331 m (7,648 ft)
Prominence	340 m (1,120 ft)[1]
Listing	17 at List of mountains in Norway by height
Coordinates	61°27′8″N 8°39′17″E / 61.45222°N 8.65472°E / 61.45222; 8.65472Coordinates: 61°27′8″N 8°39′17″E / 61.45222°N 8.65472°E / 61.45222; 8.65472
Geography
Location	Vågå, Innlandet, Norway
Parent range	Jotunheimen
Topo map	1617 IV Gjende
Climbing
First ascent	July 28, 1843: Harald Nicolai Storm Wergeland

Tjørnholstind (official form on maps: Tjønnholstinden) is a mountain in Vågå, Innlandet, Norway and lies in the mountain range Jotunheimen south of the lake Gjende and north of the valley . 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.

The name[]

The first element is the genitive of the name of the gorge Tjønnholet, the last element is the finite form of tind m 'mountain peak'. The name of the gorge is a compound of tjønn f 'tarn, small lake' and the finite form of hol n 'hole (hollow), gorge'. There are actually two gorges with the name Tjønnholet here: Nørdre Tjønnholet north of the peak - and Søre Tjønnholet south of the peak.

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