Historic site · Norway
Svein Kvitingen
Svein Kvitingen is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 740 m. Store Hestbreapiggen stands 2,172 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Puttberget, a cliff 1.0 miles away. Gamle Strynefjellsvegen passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- Til minne om fjellmannen Svein Kvitingen 1856 - 1939. Svein gav ferdafolk husly på Sota Sæter frå 1894.
How to reach it
Coordinates61.80936, 7.70960
- 12.7 mi off the Gamle Strynefjellsvegen, National
- 16.2 mi off the Sognefjellet, National
- 17.4 mi off the Geiranger–Trollstigen, National
Overlooks nearby
- Videfossen · 17 mi
- Øvstedalsfossen · 17 mi
- Øvstefoss · 17 mi
- Leirdalen · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sekken: 2.3 mi
- Sotskarvet: 2.7 mi
- Søverhøi: 2.9 mi
- Røykeskålhøi: 3.5 mi
- Tundradalskyrkja: 4.0 mi
Cliffs
- Puttberget: 1.0 mi
- Herbergi: 7.0 mi
- Blankberget: 9.0 mi
- Svarthåmmårn: 12.0 mi
- Sjurstølshammaren: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 31
- Pollfossen: 12.1 mi
- Bymannsfossen: 13.6 mi
- Fossen: 14.4 mi
- Dønfoss: 14.5 mi
- Setrefossen: 15.0 mi
Historic sites: 5
- 1919 Skjak Energi: 18.8 mi
- 4. World Rover Moot Skjåk 1949: 18.9 mi
- Sagasøyla: 20.2 mi
- Sigdestadsseter: 21.6 mi
- Kvilefloten: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 4
- Wittgenstein-huset: 22.4 mi
- Kjenndalsbreen: 22.5 mi
- Høgrenningsetra: 23.7 mi
- Knuten: 24.1 mi
Artworks: 3
- Jostedalsrypa: 17.9 mi
- Sankthansbålet: 22.2 mi
- Wittgenstein-monumentet: 22.5 mi
Museums: 3
- Breheimsenteret: 17.9 mi
- Jostedalsbreen Nasjonalparksenter: 22.6 mi
- Klimapark 2469: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Nedre Oscarshaug: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Svein Kvitingen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Store Hestbreapiggen | ESE 108° | 2,172 m | 13.0 mi |
| Midtre Hestbreapiggen | ESE 111° | 2,160 m | 13.1 mi |
| Vest for Midtre Hestbreapiggen | ESE 113° | 2,143 m | 12.2 mi |
| Hestdalshøgdi | E 93° | 2,091 m | 10.7 mi |
| Tverrådalskyrkja | S 189° | 2,089 m | 4.7 mi |
| Vestraste Hestbreapiggen | ESE 121° | 2,078 m | 10.9 mi |
| Midtre Holåtinden | SE 131° | 2,047 m | 6.9 mi |
| Austre Holåtinden | SE 124° | 2,043 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:45 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 03:42 | 21:50 | 23:21 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:35 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 09:51 | — | 15:05 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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