Sentraltind (also known as ''Sentraltinden'' or ''Vestre Styggedalstind'') is a mountain in the

Hurrungane Hurrungane (also written ''Hurrungene'', ''Hurrungadn'', ''Horungane'') is a mountain range in the municipalities Luster and Årdal in Vestland county, Norway. The area is southwest in the larger mountain range Jotunheimen and is also part of Jot ...

mountains in the Jotunheimen mountain range. The tall mountain is located in the eastern part of the municipality of Luster in Vestland county,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of ...

. It is the 10th highest summit in Norway. Sentraltind lies on a ridge between

Store Skagastølstind Store Skagastølstind (also known as Storen) is the third highest peak in Norway. It is situated on the border between the municipality of Luster and Årdal in Vestland county, Norway. The mountain is part of the Hurrungane range. The mounta ...

- Vetle Skagastølstind and Store Styggedalstind- Jervvasstind. The mountain is east of the village of

Skjolden Skjolden is a village in the municipality of Luster in Vestland county, Norway. It is located at the end of the Lustrafjorden, a branch of the Sognefjorden. Skjolden is located at the innermost point of the Sognefjorden, Norway's longest fjord, ...

Name

The first element is the loan word ''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 topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous. The term (mountain top) is generally used only for ...

". The name is not very old.

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Mountains of Vestland Jotunheimen Luster, Norway {{Vestland-mountain-stub

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