Jervvasstind
| Jervvasstind | |
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 Seen from Fannaråki |
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| Elevation | 2,351 m (7,713 ft) |
| Prominence | 120 m (394 ft) [1] |
| Listing | 9 at List of mountains in Norway by height |
| Location | |
 Jervvasstind
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| Location | Luster, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway |
| Range | Hurrungane |
| Coordinates | 61°27′53″N 07°54′40″E / 61.46472°N 7.91111°ECoordinates: 61°27′53″N 07°54′40″E / 61.46472°N 7.91111°E |
| Topo map | 1517 IV Hurrungane |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1876: William Cecil Slingsby, Emanuel Mohn, and K. Lykken |
| Easiest route | Climbing |
Jervvasstind (also known as: Gjertvasstind and Østre Styggedalstind) is Norway's ninth highest mountain. The 2,351-metre (7,713 ft) tall mountain lies in the Hurrungane mountains in the eastern part of the municipality of Luster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It lies on the eastern end of a mountain ridge including the mountains (west to east) Store Skagastølstind-Vetle Skagastølstind-Sentraltind-Store Styggedalstind-Jervvasstind. The village of Skjolden is located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) to the west.[2]
[edit] Name
The first element is the genitive of the name of the lake Jervvatnet and the last element is tind which means "mountain peak". The first element in the lake name is jerv which means "wolverine" and the last element is the finite form of vatn which means "water" or "lake". The old form "Gjertvasstind" is wrong and misunderstood (there is no word "gjert" in the Norwegian language).
[edit] References
- ^ "Toppomania - Jervvasstind 2351 moh". http://www.toppomania.info/toppdetaljer.php?toppid=9.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Gjertvasstind" (in Norwegian). http://www.snl.no/Gjertvasstind. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
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