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Høgdebrotet

Høgdebrotet, seen from above at true elevation

Høgdebrotet rises to 2,226 m. Surtningssue stands 2,368 m to the north-northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Kvassryggen, a peak 0.6 miles away. Valdresflye passes 4.4 miles off.

The story

Høgdebrotet is a mountain in Vågå Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2,227-metre (7,306 ft) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about 55 kilometres (34 mi) southwest of the village of Vågåmo and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of the village of Beitostølen. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Bukkehåmåren to the northeast, Rasletinden to the south, Tjønnholstinden and Tjønnholsoksle to the southwest, Eggen and Surtningssue to the northwest, and Besshøe and Besseggen to the north.

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Wikidata Q4576512, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2226 m

How to reach it

Coordinates61.45286, 8.66911

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Svartberget: 10.1 mi
  • Oledalsbrynane: 12.9 mi
  • Mugnebrynadn: 15.7 mi
  • Blåe berge: 16.0 mi
  • Buskarhødnet: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Hellerfossen: 8.7 mi
  • Stuttgongfossen: 15.2 mi
  • Givrisfossen: 18.6 mi
  • Austreimsføssen: 19.2 mi
  • Dumfossen: 20.4 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Brandbustrønde: 12.0 mi
  • Kløvningadn: 21.0 mi
  • Pålssanden: 23.8 mi
  • Søvelsteinsanden: 24.6 mi
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 3
Springs: 2
Museums: 2
  • Klimapark 2469: 18.1 mi
  • Marit Annys Vevstogo: 24.4 mi
Gardens: 1
Picnic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Høgdebrotet. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SurtningssueNNW 330°2,368 m6.4 mi
KnutsholstindenWSW 241°2,342 m4.0 mi
TjønnholstindenSW 234°2,331 m0.9 mi
SørtoppenNNW 331°2,302 m5.9 mi
Austre MemurutindenNW 326°2,301 m9.4 mi
Austre LeirungstindenSW 226°2,288 m3.1 mi
Søre VeotindenNNW 331°2,267 m9.4 mi
MesmogtindenSW 233°2,264 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2817:4118:39
June solstice03:4321:4423:12
September equinox07:0918:3119:29
December solstice09:43—15:05

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7334506144

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