Nordre Knutsholstinden

Nordre Knutsholstinden is a mountain in Vågå Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2185 m tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about 60 km southwest of the village of Vågåmo and about 25 km 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 finite form of tind 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'.