Nordre Knutsholstinden

Nordre Knutsholstinden or simply Knutsholstinden is a mountain in Vågå Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about southwest of the village of Vågåmo and about northwest of the village of Beitostølen. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Skarvflytindene to the east; Leirungstinden, Vesle Knutsholstinden, and Store Knutsholstinden to the southeast; and Store Svartdalspiggen to the southwest.

Name

The first element is the genitive of the name of the large gorge Knutsholet. The last element is the definite form of which means 'mountain peak'. The name of the gorge is a compound of the male name Knut and hol which means 'hole', 'hollow', or 'gorge'. The reason for the name, and who the person Knut was, is unknown. The prefix nordre means 'northern'.