Sentraltind (also known as ''Sentraltinden'' or ''Vestre Styggedalstind'') is a mountain in the
Hurrungane mountains in the
Jotunheimen
Jotunheimen (; "the home of the Jötunn") is a mountainous area of roughly in southern Norway and is part of the long range known as the Scandinavian Mountains. The 29 highest mountains in Norway are all located in the Jotunheimen mountains, in ...
mountain range. The tall mountain is located in the eastern part of the municipality of
Luster in
Vestland
Vestland is a Counties of Norway, county in Norway. The county is located in Western Norway, and its administrative centre is Bergen, where the executive and political leadership is based. The County governor (Norway), County Governor is based in ...
county,
Norway
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. It is the
10th highest summit in Norway. Sentraltind lies on a ridge between
Store Skagastølstind-
Vetle Skagastølstind
Vetle Skagastølstinden (or ''Vesle Skagastølstind'') is one of the peaks constituting Skagastølstindane ("Skagastøl peaks") in the Hurrungane mountain range and is among Norway's highest. The tall mountain is located in the eastern part of ...
and
Store Styggedalstind-
Jervvasstind. The mountain is east of the village of
Skjolden.
Name
The first element is the
loan word
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''sentral'' which means "central" and the last element is the finite form of ''tind'' which means "
mountain peak
A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topography, topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous.
The term (mountain top) is generally used ...
". The name is not very old.
See also
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List of mountains of Norway
There are 291 peaks in Norway with elevations of over above sea level and that have a topographic prominence of more than . The following list includes those 186 that have a topographic prominence of or more. The topographic isolation refers to ...
References
Mountains of Vestland
Jotunheimen
Luster, Norway
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