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Austre Leirungstinden

Austre Leirungstinden, seen from above at true elevation

Austre Leirungstinden rises to 2,288 m. Surtningssue stands 2,368 m to the north, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Skarvflyløyfttinden, a peak 0.6 miles away. Valdresflye passes 6.5 miles off.

The story

Austre Leirungstinden is a mountain in Vågå Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2,288-metre (7,507 ft) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southwest of the village of Vågåmo and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of the village of Beitostølen. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Nordre Knutsholstinden, Store Knutsholstinden, and Vesle Knutsholstinden to the northwest; Skarvflytindene to the northeast; Leirungskampen and Kalvehøgde to the southeast; and Kvitskardtinden and Langedalstinden to the east. The mountain has two main peaks. The eastern of the two peaks is the highest, reaching 2,288 metres (7,507 ft) above sea level. The western peak reaches 2,250 metres (7,380 ft) above sea level.

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Wikidata Q4563938, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2288 m

How to reach it

Coordinates61.42163, 8.60074

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Skarvflyløyfttinden: 0.6 mi
  • Vestre Leirungstinden: 0.7 mi
  • Søre Skarvflytinden: 0.9 mi
  • Vesle Knutsholstinden: 0.9 mi
  • Midtre Skarvflytinden: 1.0 mi
Cliffs
  • Oledalsbrynane: 12.4 mi
  • Svartberget: 13.1 mi
  • Blåe berge: 13.8 mi
  • Mugnebrynadn: 14.0 mi
  • Buskarhødnet: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Hellerfossen: 7.4 mi
  • Givrisfossen: 16.7 mi
  • Austreimsføssen: 17.2 mi
  • Stuttgongfossen: 18.4 mi
  • Eltunsføssen: 18.9 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Brandbustrønde: 9.1 mi
  • Kløvningadn: 18.4 mi
  • Pålssanden: 21.9 mi
  • Søvelsteinsanden: 22.7 mi
  • Sanden: 23.8 mi
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 3
Museums: 3
  • Klimapark 2469: 18.9 mi
  • Marit Annys Vevstogo: 23.5 mi
  • Utladalen Naturhus: 24.4 mi
Attractions: 2
Springs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Tussebo: 23.8 mi
  • Furustrand Recreation Park: 24.9 mi
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Austre Leirungstinden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SurtningssueN 353°2,368 m7.8 mi
KnutsholstindenW 278°2,342 m1.3 mi
TjønnholstindenNE 43°2,331 m2.2 mi
SørtoppenN 355°2,302 m7.4 mi
MesmogtindenWSW 241°2,264 m2.5 mi
BesshøeNNE 23°2,258 m7.2 mi
SkarvflyløyfttindenNE 36°2,250 m0.6 mi
Vestre LeirungstindenWSW 239°2,250 m0.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:4218:39
June solstice03:4421:4423:12
September equinox07:0918:3219:29
December solstice09:4315:06

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5443101999

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