Gjertvasstind

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Gjertvasstind, also known as Jervvasstind (unofficially Østre Styggedalstind), is Norway's ninth-highest mountain. It stands 2,351 meters (7,713 feet) tall and is part of the Hurrungane range in Vestland county, in eastern Luster municipality.

The peak sits at the eastern end of a mountain ridge that includes Store Skagastølstind, Vetle Skagastølstind, Sentraltind, Store Styggedalstind, and Gjertvasstind. The village of Skjolden is about 16 kilometers to the west.

Name: The peak's name comes from the nearby lake Jervvatnet. Tind means peak, jerv means wolverine, and vatn means water. Since 2005 Gjertvasstind is the preferred spelling.

First ascent was in 1876 by William Cecil Slingsby, Emanuel Mohn, and K. Lykken. The first winter ascent occurred in 1953 by Arne Randers Heen and Ernst Bakke. The easiest route to the summit is by climbing.