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Grjothovden

Grjothovden, seen from above at true elevation

Grjothovden rises to 1,748 m. Glittertinden stands 2,452 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Gråvåhøe, a peak 2.0 miles away. Sognefjellet passes 9.2 miles off.

The story

Grjothovden is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 1,747-metre (5,732 ft) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southeast of the village of Fossbergom and about 19 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of the village of Vågåmo. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Kvitingskjølen to the west; Veslkjølen, Skarvhøe, and Ilvetjørnhøe to the northwest; Gråvåhøe to the north; Saukampen to the east; Liaberget to the southeast; and Heranoshøe to the south.

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Wikidata Q3442292, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1748 m

How to reach it

Coordinates61.77146, 8.81144

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Gråvåhøe: 2.0 mi
  • Store Kvitingskjølen: 2.5 mi
  • Nørdre Koppe: 2.6 mi
  • Ilvetjørnhøe: 2.6 mi
  • Tessefjellet: 3.0 mi
Cliffs
  • Smørgrovberget: 5.8 mi
  • Skorpbergje: 6.3 mi
  • Ivabergje: 6.4 mi
  • Grånhåmårn: 6.8 mi
  • Ørnberget: 7.0 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Krossen: 11.9 mi
  • Jo Gjende: 15.7 mi
  • Sagasøyla: 17.8 mi
  • 1919 Skjak Energi: 19.4 mi
  • 4. World Rover Moot Skjåk 1949: 19.4 mi
Museums: 10
  • Fossheim Steinsenter: 9.0 mi
  • Norsk Fjellsenter: 9.2 mi
  • Stavkyrkjesenteret i Lom: 9.3 mi
  • Lom bygdamuseum: 9.4 mi
  • Jutulheimen bygdamuseum: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Prestfossen: 9.2 mi
  • Stuttgongfossen: 11.9 mi
  • Nedre Tråsåfossen: 13.0 mi
  • Dumfossen: 21.6 mi
  • Dombfossen: 22.2 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Skulpturstopp: 8.7 mi
  • Moskus: 23.2 mi
  • Troll: 23.3 mi
  • Trolltun: 23.7 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Jutulporten: 11.5 mi
  • Glittersjå Fjellgård: 14.6 mi
  • Gjendebu: 24.5 mi
Parks: 2
  • Gamle Lesja kyrkjestad: 23.3 mi
  • Minneparken: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Slådalsvegen: 12.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Grjothovden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
GlittertindenSW 225°2,452 m11.8 mi
TrollsteineggjeSW 227°2,300 m11.3 mi
Austre GlittertindoksleSW 225°2,260 m11.1 mi
NautgardstindenS 188°2,258 m11.7 mi
Nørdre TrollsteinhøeWSW 237°2,201 m8.9 mi
Austre NautgardstindenS 187°2,194 m11.2 mi
StornubbenS 183°2,174 m10.0 mi
TrollsteinrundhøeSW 231°2,170 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2817:4018:38
June solstice03:3821:4523:16
September equinox07:0818:3019:28
December solstice09:4615:01

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/9980744398

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