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
- 1,588 m
How to reach it
- 16.9 mi off the Geiranger–Trollstigen, National
Overlooks nearby
- Kleivahammaren · 18 mi
- Ørnesvingen · 18 mi
- Korsmyra · 19 mi
- Løstad · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Helghornet: 0.7 mi
- Konehornet: 1.1 mi
- Stålberghornet: 1.4 mi
- Salefjellet: 1.6 mi
- Risenosa: 1.7 mi
- Fossane: 1.4 mi
- Mjølfossen: 3.4 mi
- Breifossen: 7.1 mi
- Kvitefossen: 7.9 mi
- Skjervefossen: 9.7 mi
- Kvamsetelva naturreservat: 3.5 mi
- Linderemen naturreservat: 5.5 mi
- Barlindneset naturreservat: 10.0 mi
- Korsbrekke naturreservat: 10.4 mi
- Sætremyrane naturreservat: 12.2 mi
- Tom Cruise Plass: 10.1 mi
- Honndalsrokken: 10.7 mi
- Anders Hovden: 15.9 mi
- Skovlhjul: 16.1 mi
- Varde: 16.1 mi
- Brudavolltunet: 13.7 mi
- Anders Svor museum: 14.5 mi
- Møbelmuseet: 15.2 mi
- Sykkylven Naturmuseum: 15.2 mi
- Volda bygdetun: 17.6 mi
- Leikeplass: 13.1 mi
- Grusbana: 13.5 mi
- Helsemvika: 14.0 mi
- Øggarsvika: 14.1 mi
- Hotellhagen: 14.2 mi
- Lygnstøylvatnet: 3.6 mi
- Hjørundfjorden: 5.1 mi
- Hellesyltfossen: 10.0 mi
- Homlungsætra: 17.2 mi
- Knuten: 21.0 mi
- 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
- Nobba: 15.0 mi
- Svarthammaren: 15.3 mi
- Ramskredhamrane: 20.1 mi
- Straumsdalen: 9.7 mi
- Gjølevatnet: 21.3 mi
- Overasanden: 21.8 mi
- Parrvika: 24.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kvitegga | SSE 152° | 1,717 m | 5.9 mi |
| Smorskredtindane | ENE 62° | 1,631 m | 4.2 mi |
| Nordre Smørskredstind | ENE 60° | 1,606 m | 4.6 mi |
| Skruven | E 90° | 1,584 m | 5.0 mi |
| Store Brekketind | NE 35° | 1,579 m | 4.9 mi |
| Slogen | NE 35° | 1,564 m | 3.1 mi |
| Risenosa | SE 130° | 1,563 m | 1.7 mi |
| Lisje Brekketind | NE 36° | 1,550 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 17:48 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 03:41 | 21:57 | 23:31 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:38 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 10:00 | — | 15:05 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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