Glittertinden
Glittertinden rises to 2,452 m. Galdhøpiggen stands 2,469 m to the west, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Trollsteineggje, a peak 0.6 miles away. Sognefjellet passes 8.2 miles off.
The story
Glittertinden (or historically Glittertind) is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2,452-metre (8,045 ft) tall mountain is the second highest mountain in Norway. It is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about 22 kilometres (14 mi) southeast of the village of Fossbergom and about 38 kilometres (24 mi) southwest of the village of Vågåmo. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Trollsteineggje, Trollsteinrundhøe, and Svartholshøe to the north; Grotbreahesten to the northeast; Veslkjølen to the east; Austre Hestlægerhøe and Nautgardstinden to the southeast; Steinbukampen and Veopallan to the south; and Galdhøpiggen to the west.
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Wikidata Q397876, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,452 m
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Sognefjellet, National
- 12.9 mi off the Valdresflye, National
Overlooks nearby
- Leirdalen · 12 mi
- Fantestein · 19 mi
- Smørkollen · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Trollsteineggje: 0.6 mi
- Austre Glittertindoksle: 0.7 mi
- Glitterrundhøe: 1.3 mi
- Trollsteinrundhøe: 1.6 mi
- Grjotbreahesten: 1.7 mi
- Kauvbergje: 7.0 mi
- Veslsæterberget: 7.2 mi
- Omneberget: 8.6 mi
- Storberget: 8.7 mi
- Svarthåmårn: 9.0 mi
- Smådalsvatni naturreservat: 7.6 mi
- Baklie naturreservat: 13.3 mi
- Åsjo naturreservat: 13.3 mi
- Veogjelet naturreservat: 14.0 mi
- Stuttgonglie naturreservat: 14.1 mi
- Dumfossen: 11.6 mi
- Hellerfossen: 12.8 mi
- Prestfossen: 12.9 mi
- Stuttgongfossen: 13.9 mi
- Høyfossen: 14.0 mi
- Klimapark 2469: 6.3 mi
- Lom bygdamuseum: 12.8 mi
- Norsk Fjellsenter: 12.9 mi
- Stavkyrkjesenteret i Lom: 13.0 mi
- Fossheim Steinsenter: 13.0 mi
- Gjendebu: 14.0 mi
- Glittersjå Fjellgård: 21.4 mi
- Jutulporten: 23.2 mi
- Skulpturstopp: 18.6 mi
- "Rock on Top of Another Rock": 19.1 mi
- Reinsbukken: 20.8 mi
- Brandbustrønde: 20.0 mi
- Prestegardshagen i Ullinsvin: 23.4 mi
- Slådalsvegen: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Glittertinden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galdhøpiggen | W 263° | 2,469 m | 8.1 mi |
| Vesle Galdhøpiggen | W 265° | 2,369 m | 8.3 mi |
| Surtningssue | S 176° | 2,368 m | 8.1 mi |
| Store Memurutinden austtoppen | SSW 201° | 2,367 m | 6.2 mi |
| Keilhaus topp | W 262° | 2,355 m | 7.7 mi |
| Store Hellstugutinden | SSW 210° | 2,347 m | 8.5 mi |
| Midtre Hellstugutinden | SSW 212° | 2,339 m | 8.1 mi |
| Leirhøe | SW 216° | 2,330 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:42 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 03:41 | 21:45 | 23:16 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:32 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 09:46 | — | 15:03 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/26862950
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