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Hesthøi

Hesthøi, seen from above at true elevation

Hesthøi rises to 2,021 m. Galdhøpiggen stands 2,469 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandgrovhøi, a peak 1.3 miles away. Sognefjellet passes 6.0 miles off.

The story

Hesthøi is a mountain on the border of Skjåk Municipality and Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 1,954-metre (6,411 ft) tall mountain is located in the Breheimen mountains and inside the Breheimen National Park, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of the village of Bismo. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Sandgrovhøi and Moldulhøi to the northeast, Storhøe to the southeast, Hestbreapiggan and Steinahøfjellet to the southwest, and Hestdalshøgdi and Tverrfjellet to the northwest.

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Wikidata Q3445549, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2021 m

How to reach it

Coordinates61.77811, 8.19210

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sandgrovhøi: 1.3 mi
  • Moldulhøi: 3.3 mi
  • Heksete: 3.3 mi
  • Austre Hestbreapiggen: 3.7 mi
  • Store Hestbreapiggen: 4.0 mi
Cliffs: 57
  • Langberg: 4.2 mi
  • Nyhusbergje: 4.6 mi
  • Bordranden: 5.4 mi
  • Ørneberget: 6.0 mi
  • Storberget: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Høyfossen: 7.9 mi
  • Dumfossen: 9.0 mi
  • Dønfoss: 10.0 mi
  • Prestfossen: 12.9 mi
  • Pollfossen: 15.9 mi
Museums: 5
  • Klimapark 2469: 9.3 mi
  • Lom bygdamuseum: 12.7 mi
  • Norsk Fjellsenter: 12.9 mi
  • Stavkyrkjesenteret i Lom: 12.9 mi
  • Fossheim Steinsenter: 13.2 mi
Historic sites: 4
Picnic sites: 1
  • Nedre Oscarshaug: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Gjendebu: 24.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Hesthøi. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
GaldhøpiggenSSE 158°2,469 m10.6 mi
SkardstindenSSE 166°2,374 m10.3 mi
Vesle GaldhøpiggenSSE 159°2,369 m10.2 mi
Keilhaus toppSSE 156°2,355 m10.8 mi
StorjuvtindenSSE 162°2,344 m10.7 mi
Store TverråtindenSSE 162°2,308 m11.8 mi
YmmelstindenSSE 163°2,305 m10.9 mi
Midtre TverråtindenSSE 160°2,302 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:4318:41
June solstice03:4121:4823:19
September equinox07:1118:3319:31
December solstice09:49—15:03

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7334713214

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