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Falketind is a mountain in Årdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Jotunheimen mountain range inside the Utladalen Landscape Protection Area. The mountain is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of the old mountain farm, Vettismorki, and 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) northwest of the lake Tyin.
| Falketind | |
|---|---|
 View of the mountain from the east | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,067 m (6,781 ft) |
| Prominence | 175 m (574 ft) |
| Coordinates | 61.3853°N 8.0878°E[1] |
| Geography | |
  Falketind Location of the mountain  Falketind Falketind (Norway) | |
| Location | Vestland, Norway |
| Parent range | Jotunheimen |
| Topo map | 1517 I Tyin |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 12 July 1820 Christian Peder Bianco Boeck, Baltazar Mathias Keilhau, Ole Urdi |
The 1820 ascent was the first known ascent on an alpine mountain in Norway. A climbing party which included Baltazar Mathias Keilhau and Christian Peder Bianco Boeck went via Snøggeken (Falkbreen) and the northern ridge. At that time the mountain was named Koldedalstinden, but Aasmund Olavsson Vinje renamed the mountain Falketind more than fifty years later. In retrospect, the expedition leading to the first ascent became known as the "discovery of Jotunheimen" (Jotunheimens oppdagelse).[2][3]
Name
The first element is falk which means "falcon" and the last element is tind which means "mountain peak".
References
- "Falketind, Årdal (Vestland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
- Dyer, Anthony; Baddeley, John; Robertson, Ian H. (2006). Walks and Scrambles in Norway. Rockbuy Limited. ISBN 978-1-904466-25-3.
- Store norske leksikon. "Falketind" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-09-06.
Related reading
- Ryvarden, Leif (2007). Jotunheimen. Naturen, opplevelsene, historien. N.W. Damm & Søn AS. ISBN 978-82-04-10519-6.
External links
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На других языках
[de] Falketind
Der Falketind ist ein 2067 moh.[1] (Nordgipfel) hoher Berg in Norwegen. Er liegt in der Provinz Vestland und gehört zur Gemeinde Årdal. Die Schartenhöhe beträgt 175 m.[1] Die Dominanz zum nächsthöheren Berg, dem Stølsnostinden, beträgt 1,78 km.[2]- [en] Falketind
[fr] Falketind
Falketind est une montagne située dans la municipalité de Årdal dans le comté de Vestland en Norvège. Elle appartient à la chaîne de montagnes de Jotunheimen, à l'intérieur de la zone de protection du paysage d'Utladalen.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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