Høgtunga
Høgtunga rises to 1,836 m. Snøhetta stands 2,286 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Stortverråtinden, a peak 2.3 miles away.
The story
Høgtunga is a mountain in Lesja Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 1,838-metre (6,030 ft) tall mountain lies within the Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the village of Lesja. The mountain lies in the Dovrefjell mountains. It is surrounded by a number of other notable mountains, including Lågvasstinden which is about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the east, Vesltverråtinden and Stortverråtinden which are about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the southeast, Sjongshøi which is about 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi) to the south, Sørhellhøin which is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the southwest, Sørhellhøi which is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the west, Eggekollan which is about 5.7 kilometres (3.5 mi) to the north, and Salhøa which is about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) to the northeast.
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Wikidata Q5964805, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,836 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Stortverråtinden: 2.3 mi
- Sørhellhøe: 2.7 mi
- Lågvasstinden: 2.9 mi
- Sjongshøe: 3.4 mi
- Eggekollan: 3.6 mi
- Skrivarberget: 7.6 mi
- Kantaberget: 11.1 mi
- Revberget: 12.7 mi
- Skorsteinen: 14.0 mi
- Tungnebben: 14.4 mi
- Tredalsfjøset: 9.9 mi
- Nyseterbrua: 11.1 mi
- Gamle Reinheim: 13.5 mi
- Dombås war historical landscape: 17.5 mi
- Lars Moen: 17.5 mi
- Reppfallet: 14.9 mi
- Linndalsfallet: 15.1 mi
- Svøufallet: 15.3 mi
- Dombfossen: 18.1 mi
- Grønfossen: 19.0 mi
- Finnset naturreservat: 19.3 mi
- Ottem naturreservat: 20.4 mi
- Nordre Snøfjelltjørn naturreservat: 20.4 mi
- Småvollen naturreservat: 20.6 mi
- Stakkengfonna naturreservat: 22.1 mi
- Jettegryter: 18.3 mi
- Grønnvollsteinen: 18.3 mi
- Dovregubbens Hall: 19.5 mi
- Jettegryte: 21.1 mi
- Bøverfossen: 22.2 mi
- Lesja bygdetun: 13.1 mi
- Einbustugu: 17.4 mi
- Sagelva Vasskraftsenter: 24.8 mi
- Sunndal bygdemuseum: 24.9 mi
- Moskus: 17.6 mi
- Troll: 17.6 mi
- Trolltun: 17.6 mi
- Gamle Lesja kyrkjestad: 13.5 mi
- Minneparken: 17.5 mi
- Vassholet: 15.7 mi
- Kongsvoll botaniske fjellhage: 23.0 mi
- Heksagon: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Høgtunga. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snøhetta | E 84° | 2,286 m | 12.2 mi |
| Midttoppen | E 84° | 2,278 m | 11.8 mi |
| Hettpiggen | E 85° | 2,261 m | 11.7 mi |
| Vesttoppen | E 86° | 2,253 m | 11.6 mi |
| Storstyggesvånåtinden | E 97° | 2,209 m | 9.7 mi |
| Larstinden | E 83° | 2,106 m | 10.8 mi |
| Store Langvasstinden | E 85° | 2,085 m | 10.1 mi |
| Langvasstinden | E 84° | 2,046 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 17:39 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 03:30 | 21:49 | 23:24 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:29 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 09:53 | — | 14:54 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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