Sentraltind

Sentraltind is located in Vestland
Sentraltind
Sentraltind
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Sentraltind is located in Norway
Sentraltind
Sentraltind
Sentraltind (Norway)
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LocationLuster, Vestland, NorwayParent rangeHurrungane, JotunheimenTopo map1517 IV HurrunganeClimbingFirst ascent7 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 Vestland 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Toppomania - Sentraltind" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-09-11.
  2. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Styggedalstindane" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-09-11.


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