Location Vågå, Oppland, Norway Elevation 2,341 m Prominence 969 m Parent range Jotunheimen | Topo map 1617 IV Gjende First ascent 13 July 1875 Mountain range Jotunheimen | |
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First ascenders Knut Lykken, Johannes Thomassen Heftye, Gullik Gulliksen Lid Similar Tjørnholstind, Kalvehøgde, Surtningssue, Jervvasstind, Skarvflytindene | ||
Store Knutsholstinden is a mountain in Vågå, Oppland, Norway.
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Map of Store Knutsholstinden, 2683 Tessanden, 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
Store Knutsholstinden Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA