Gaustatoppen
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Gaustatoppen rises to 1,883 m. Brattefjell stands 1,540 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Ramsnuten, a peak 1.7 miles away. 208 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.
The story
Gaustatoppen is a mountain in the county of Telemark, Norway. The 1,883-metre (6,178 ft) tall mountain is located on the south side of the town of Rjukan and is the highest mountain in Telemark. The summit lies in Tinn Municipality, but there is a lower plateau that crosses the municipal border into Hjartdal Municipality. The view from the summit is impressive, as one can see an area of approximately 60,000 square kilometres (23,000 sq mi), nearly one-sixth of Norway's mainland. The mountain is popular for downhill skiing in the winter, and competitions have been held on its slopes. These competitions include the "Norseman triathlon", billed as "the world's most brutal iron-distance triathlon". It starts in Eidfjord and finishes at the top of Gaustatoppen. The summit is accessible on foot in the summer, on a rocky pathway of medium difficulty, although the southwestern side of the mountain is very dangerous and inaccessible. The wreckage of an airplane crash still lies on that side of the mountain since it is too difficult to remove it.
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Wikidata Q1496308, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,883 m
How to reach it
208 named places within 25 miles
- Ramsnuten: 1.7 mi
- Store Gaustakne: 3.3 mi
- Lille Gaustakne: 3.3 mi
- Bonsnos: 3.3 mi
- Dalsnut: 3.4 mi
- Krigsminnesmerke: 2.3 mi
- Sam Eyde monument: 2.5 mi
- Mellom-Veset: 4.7 mi
- DEN NORSKE TURISTFORENING,: 6.2 mi
- Sauarhaugen: 13.5 mi
- Rjukanfossen: 6.0 mi
- Haugfoss: 7.0 mi
- Nørebufossen: 8.5 mi
- Gyvingfossen: 9.0 mi
- Huk: 10.4 mi
- Øverland naturreservat: 2.2 mi
- Vestfjorddalen naturreservat: 3.1 mi
- Glupen naturreservat: 3.5 mi
- Rollagåsen naturreservat: 7.0 mi
- Lauvhøgdi naturreservat: 7.8 mi
- Tinn museum: 1.9 mi
- Norsk Industriarbeidermuseum Vemork: 5.6 mi
- Hardangervidda nasjonalparksenter: 12.1 mi
- Eva Bull Holtes museum: 17.6 mi
- Myklestogo: 20.3 mi
- Knut Dahle: 2.4 mi
- Kjakan, Gunnar Sønsteby: 2.6 mi
- Rallaren: 2.8 mi
- CLAUS HELBERG: 6.2 mi
- Vidsyn: 18.3 mi
- Solspeilet: 2.9 mi
- Tungtvannskjelleren: 5.6 mi
- Mæle bru: 16.1 mi
- Hjartdal Bygdemylle: 17.4 mi
- Nummedalen Dresin: 21.8 mi
- Tveitoparken: 1.9 mi
- Rallarparken: 2.8 mi
- Gunnar Sønstebys park: 2.8 mi
- Bråvollparken: 2.9 mi
- Padel: 3.4 mi
- Flytande badstue: 3.4 mi
- Tessungdalen: 17.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gaustatoppen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brattefjell | SW 225° | 1,540 m | 12.3 mi |
| Store Gaustakne | SE 138° | 1,523 m | 3.3 mi |
| Robekknuten | SW 232° | 1,495 m | 10.9 mi |
| Lille Gaustakne | SE 146° | 1,446 m | 3.3 mi |
| Bosnuten | WSW 244° | 1,431 m | 14.4 mi |
| Bågåfjellet | WNW 286° | 1,411 m | 16.0 mi |
| Vestre Langesjåhovda | WNW 288° | 1,389 m | 11.7 mi |
| Austre Langesjåhovda | WNW 294° | 1,385 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:44 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 04:04 | 21:33 | 22:52 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:34 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 09:27 | 13:17 | 15:22 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/26862927
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