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Jakta

Jakta rises to 1,588 m. Kvitegga stands 1,717 m to the south-southeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Helghornet, a peak 0.7 miles away. Geiranger–Trollstigen passes 17 miles off.

The story

Jakta is a 1,588-metre (5,210 ft) tall mountain in the Sunnmørsalpene mountain range. It is located in Ørsta Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Jakta lies 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the nearby mountain Slogen and just across the Hjørundfjorden from the mountain Skårasalen. The village of Leira lies 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Jakta. On 2 August 1896, the two Brits H.C. Bowen and Cecil W. Patchell became the first known people to reach the top of Jakta.

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Wikidata Q3368511, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1588 m

How to reach it

Coordinates62.17110, 6.61689

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Helghornet: 0.7 mi
  • Konehornet: 1.1 mi
  • Stålberghornet: 1.4 mi
  • Salefjellet: 1.6 mi
  • Risenosa: 1.7 mi
Waterfalls
  • Fossane: 1.4 mi
  • Mjølfossen: 3.4 mi
  • Fossane: 5.1 mi
  • Breifossen: 7.1 mi
  • Kvitefossen: 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 20
  • Tom Cruise Plass: 10.1 mi
  • Honndalsrokken: 10.7 mi
  • Anders Hovden: 15.9 mi
  • Skovlhjul: 16.1 mi
  • Varde: 16.1 mi
Museums: 15
Parks: 12
  • Leikeplass: 13.1 mi
  • Grusbana: 13.5 mi
  • Leikeplass: 13.9 mi
  • Helsemvika: 14.0 mi
  • Øggarsvika: 14.1 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Lygnstøylvatnet: 3.6 mi
  • Hjørundfjorden: 5.1 mi
  • Hellesyltfossen: 10.0 mi
  • Homlungsætra: 17.2 mi
  • Knuten: 21.0 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Peer Gynt: 10.1 mi
  • Padder: 11.7 mi
  • Ivar Aasen: 15.9 mi
  • Klesklypa: 17.3 mi
  • Statue av Johan H Grimstad: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Jakta. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KviteggaSSE 152°1,717 m5.9 mi
SmorskredtindaneENE 62°1,631 m4.2 mi
Nordre SmørskredstindENE 60°1,606 m4.6 mi
SkruvenE 90°1,584 m5.0 mi
Store BrekketindNE 35°1,579 m4.9 mi
SlogenNE 35°1,564 m3.1 mi
RisenosaSE 130°1,563 m1.7 mi
Lisje BrekketindNE 36°1,550 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3617:4818:47
June solstice03:4121:5723:31
September equinox07:1718:3819:37
December solstice10:00—15:05

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/861545690

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