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Bukkehøe

Bukkehøe, seen from above at true elevation

Bukkehøe rises to 2,314 m. Galdhøpiggen stands 2,469 m to the northeast, 2.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Lindbergtinden, a peak 0.5 miles away. Sognefjellet passes 4.9 miles off.

The story

Bukkehøe is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2,314-metre (7,592 ft) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of the village of Fossbergom and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of the village of Øvre Årdal. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Storjuvtinden, Svellnosbreahesten, Store Tverråtinden, and Midtre Tverråtinden to the northeast; Sauhøe to the west; Bukkeholstindene and Tverrbottindene to the southwest; Store Styggehøe and Bukkeholshøe to the southeast; and Lindbergtinden to the east.

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Wikidata Q3907104, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2314 m

How to reach it

Coordinates61.60433, 8.26611

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Lindbergtinden: 0.5 mi
  • Vestre Bukkeholstindan V-4: 0.5 mi
  • Vestre Bukkeholstindan V-3: 0.7 mi
  • Vestre Bukkeholstindan V-2: 0.9 mi
  • Bukkeholstindan: 1.1 mi
Cliffs
  • Øvre Høgberg: 4.3 mi
  • Svarthåmåren: 4.9 mi
  • Storhåmåren: 5.0 mi
  • Orrberget: 5.9 mi
  • Høgbergje: 6.0 mi
Waterfalls: 21
  • Dumfossen: 3.7 mi
  • Høyfossen: 6.2 mi
  • Hellerfossen: 9.8 mi
  • Fannaråkfossen: 13.0 mi
  • Skautefossen: 14.9 mi
Museums: 6
  • Klimapark 2469: 5.9 mi
  • Lom bygdamuseum: 18.7 mi
  • Norsk Fjellsenter: 18.9 mi
  • Stavkyrkjesenteret i Lom: 18.9 mi
  • Fossheim Steinsenter: 19.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Brandbustrønde: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Nedre Oscarshaug: 16.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Bukkehøe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
GaldhøpiggenNE 34°2,469 m2.7 mi
SkardstindenN 360°2,374 m2.0 mi
Vesle GaldhøpiggenNNE 28°2,369 m2.8 mi
Keilhaus toppNE 43°2,355 m2.9 mi
StorjuvtindenNNE 27°2,344 m2.0 mi
Store TverråtindenENE 57°2,308 m1.4 mi
YmmelstindenNNE 24°2,305 m1.8 mi
Midtre TverråtindenENE 67°2,302 m1.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:4318:41
June solstice03:4321:4623:16
September equinox07:1118:3319:30
December solstice09:47—15:05

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3580926994

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