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Høgtunga

Høgtunga, seen from above at true elevation

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
1836 m

How to reach it

Coordinates62.30267, 8.88873

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 16
  • Skrivarberget: 7.6 mi
  • Kantaberget: 11.1 mi
  • Revberget: 12.7 mi
  • Skorsteinen: 14.0 mi
  • Tungnebben: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Reppfallet: 14.9 mi
  • Linndalsfallet: 15.1 mi
  • Svøufallet: 15.3 mi
  • Dombfossen: 18.1 mi
  • Grønfossen: 19.0 mi
Historic sites: 9
Attractions: 6
  • Jettegryter: 18.3 mi
  • Grønnvollsteinen: 18.3 mi
  • Jettegryter: 18.4 mi
  • Dovregubbens Hall: 19.5 mi
  • Jettegryte: 21.1 mi
Museums: 4
Artworks: 3
  • Moskus: 17.6 mi
  • Troll: 17.6 mi
  • Trolltun: 17.6 mi
Parks: 2
  • Gamle Lesja kyrkjestad: 13.5 mi
  • Minneparken: 17.5 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Kongsvoll botaniske fjellhage: 23.0 mi
  • Kongsvoll botaniske fjellhage: 23.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Vassholet: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Heksagon: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Høgtunga. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SnøhettaE 84°2,286 m12.2 mi
MidttoppenE 84°2,278 m11.8 mi
HettpiggenE 85°2,261 m11.7 mi
VesttoppenE 86°2,253 m11.6 mi
StorstyggesvånåtindenE 97°2,209 m9.7 mi
LarstindenE 83°2,106 m10.8 mi
Store LangvasstindenE 85°2,085 m10.1 mi
LangvasstindenE 84°2,046 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2717:3918:38
June solstice03:3021:4923:24
September equinox07:0818:2919:28
December solstice09:53—14:54

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/7879375392

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