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Kalven

Kalven, seen from above at true elevation

Kalven rises to 2,034 m. Skardstinden stands 2,374 m to the northeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Skeie, a peak 0.4 miles away. Sognefjellet passes 2.7 miles off.

The story

Kalven is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2,034-metre (6,673 ft) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of the village of Fossbergom and about 33 kilometres (21 mi) northeast of the village of Øvre Årdal. The mountain lies in the Smørstabbtindene mountains and it is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Gravdalstinden to the south; Storebjørn and Stetinden to the southeast; Veslebjørn to the east; and Sokse, Kviven, and Store Smørstabbtinden to the northeast. The mountain peak is surrounded by a glacier.

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Wikidata Q3443555, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2034 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates61.55369, 8.10432

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Hillerhø: 4.1 mi
  • Tungehaugane: 4.9 mi
  • Gjertvasshaugen: 6.7 mi
  • Vassendbergje: 8.2 mi
  • Øvre Høgberg: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 30
  • Fannaråkfossen: 6.6 mi
  • Dumfossen: 7.3 mi
  • Høyfossen: 8.0 mi
  • Skautefossen: 8.6 mi
  • Midtmaradalsfossen: 10.4 mi
Museums: 6
  • Klimapark 2469: 12.0 mi
  • Utladalen Naturhus: 16.0 mi
  • N.H.Lerums Saftfabrik: 22.1 mi
  • Lom bygdamuseum: 24.6 mi
  • Norsk Fjellsenter: 24.8 mi
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 4
Attractions: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Nedre Oscarshaug: 10.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Brandbustrønde: 14.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Kalven. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SkardstindenNE 44°2,374 m7.7 mi
BukkehøeENE 57°2,314 m6.4 mi
Store TverråtindenENE 57°2,308 m7.8 mi
YmmelstindenNE 50°2,305 m7.9 mi
VisbreatindenESE 102°2,234 m7.8 mi
StorebjørnESE 109°2,222 m1.1 mi
Store BukkeholstindenENE 75°2,213 m6.9 mi
Store SmørstabbtindenNNE 22°2,208 m1.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3117:4318:41
June solstice03:4421:4723:16
September equinox07:1118:3319:31
December solstice09:47—15:06

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/3580926996

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