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Tjønnholstinden

Tjønnholstinden, seen from above at true elevation

Tjønnholstinden rises to 2,331 m. Surtningssue stands 2,368 m to the north-northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Tjønnholsoksle, a peak 0.9 miles away. Valdresflye passes 5.1 miles off.

The story

Tjønnholstinden is a mountain in Vågå Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2,331-metre (7,648 ft) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about 50 kilometres (31 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 Bukkehåmåren, Høgdebrotet, and Eggen to the northeast; Rasletinden to the southeast; Tjønnholsoksle to the south; Skarvflytindene and Leirungstinden to the southwest; and Surtningssue to the north. The mountain lies south of the lake Gjende and north of the Leirungsdalen valley. On the northern side of the mountain, there is a 400 metres (1,300 ft) vertical drop down to the Nordre Tjønnholet glacier. The mountain has two peaks with a narrow ridge between. The western summit is the highest at 2,331 metres (7,648 ft) and the lower eastern summit has elevation 2,318 m (7,605 ft). The lower eastern summit is named Steinflytind. The mountain and both peaks are easily accessible from both west and east.

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Wikidata Q1783726, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2331 m

How to reach it

Coordinates61.44472, 8.64602

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Svartberget: 11.0 mi
  • Oledalsbrynane: 12.8 mi
  • Mugnebrynadn: 15.3 mi
  • Blåe berge: 15.4 mi
  • Buskarhødnet: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Hellerfossen: 8.1 mi
  • Stuttgongfossen: 16.2 mi
  • Givrisfossen: 18.1 mi
  • Austreimsføssen: 18.6 mi
  • Dumfossen: 20.3 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Brandbustrønde: 11.1 mi
  • Kløvningadn: 20.2 mi
  • Pålssanden: 23.3 mi
  • Søvelsteinsanden: 24.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 3
Artworks: 3
Springs: 2
Museums: 2
  • Klimapark 2469: 18.2 mi
  • Marit Annys Vevstogo: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Tjønnholstinden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SurtningssueNNW 339°2,368 m6.6 mi
KnutsholstindenWSW 243°2,342 m3.1 mi
SørtoppenNNW 340°2,302 m6.1 mi
Austre MemurutindenNNW 331°2,301 m9.5 mi
Austre LeirungstindenSW 223°2,288 m2.2 mi
MesmogtindenSW 233°2,264 m4.7 mi
BesshøeNNE 15°2,258 m5.2 mi
SkarvflyløyfttindenSW 226°2,250 m1.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2817:4218:39
June solstice03:4421:4423:12
September equinox07:0918:3119:29
December solstice09:4315:05

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/4161288261

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