Store Knutsholstinden

Store Knutsholstinden is a mountain in Vågå Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2,342-metre (7,684 ft) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southwest of the village of Vågåmo and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of the village of Beitostølen. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Skarvflytindene to the east, Leirungstinden and Vesle Knutsholstinden to the southeast, Store Svartdalspiggen to the west, and Nordre Knutsholstinden to the north.

Store Knutsholstinden
Seen from the north, from Raudhamran by Surtningssue
Highest point
Elevation2,342 m (7,684 ft)
Prominence969 m (3,179 ft)
Isolation12.1 km (7.5 mi)
Listing#14 in Norway
Coordinates61°25′28″N 8°33′43″E
Geography
Store Knutsholstinden
Location of the mountain
Store Knutsholstinden
Store Knutsholstinden (Norway)
LocationInnlandet, Norway
Parent rangeJotunheimen
Topo map1617 IV Gjende
Climbing
First ascent13 July 1875 (Johannes Thomassen Heftye, Knut Lykken, Gullik Gulliksen Lid)
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