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Store Bukkeholstinden

Coordinates:61°34′45″N8°18′28″E/ 61.57923°N 8.30782°E/61.57923; 8.30782
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Store Bukkeholstinden
The glacierBukkeholsbreenin front
Highest point
Elevation2,213 m (7,260 ft)[1]
Prominence153 m (502 ft)[1]
Parent peakBukkehøe
Isolation2.1 km (1.3 mi)[1]
Coordinates61°34′45″N8°18′28″E/ 61.57923°N 8.30782°E/61.57923; 8.30782[2]
Geography
Map of the location
Map of the location
Store Bukkeholstinden
Location of the mountain
Map of the location
Map of the location
Store Bukkeholstinden
Store Bukkeholstinden (Norway)
LocationInnlandet,Norway
Parent rangeJotunheimen
Topo map1518 II Galdhøpiggen
Climbing
First ascent4 August 1887, Alexander Walnum and Lars Sulheim d.e.

Store Bukkeholstindenis amountaininLom MunicipalityinInnlandetcounty,Norway.The 2,213-metre (7,260 ft) tall mountain is located in theJotunheimenmountains withinJotunheimen National Park.The mountain sits about 32 kilometres (20 mi) southwest of the village ofFossbergomand about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of the village ofØvre Årdal.The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains includingBukkeholshøito the east;Nørdre Hellstugutinden,Midtre Hellstugutinden,andUrdadalstindeneto the southeast;TverrbytthornetandKyrkjato the south; theTverrbottindeneridge to the southwest and west;BukkehøeandLindbergtindento the northwest; andStore Styggehøeto the northeast.[1]

This mountain is the highest among the mountains called Bukkeholstindane, and lies on a ridge between theBukkeholsbreenglacier in the north and the Tverrbytnede valley in the south.

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References

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  1. ^abcd"Store Bukkeholstinden".PeakVisor.com.Retrieved8 May2022.
  2. ^"Store Bukkeholstinden, Lom"(in Norwegian).yr.no.Retrieved8 May2022.