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Kniven

Kniven, seen from above at true elevation

Kniven rises to 2,133 m. Skardstinden stands 2,374 m to the northeast, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Sauen, a peak 0.2 miles away. Sognefjellet passes 3.0 miles off.

The story

Kniven is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2,133-metre (6,998 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 Rundhøe to the east; Stetinden and Stehøe to the southeast; Sokse, Veslebjørn, Storebjørn to the south; Kalven to the southwest; and Store Smørstabbtinden to the north.

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Wikidata Q3443033, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2133 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates61.56807, 8.12507

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Hillerhø: 5.3 mi
  • Tungehaugane: 6.1 mi
  • Vassendbergje: 7.2 mi
  • Øvre Høgberg: 7.4 mi
  • Gjertvasshaugen: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls: 27
  • Dumfossen: 6.1 mi
  • Høyfossen: 6.9 mi
  • Fannaråkfossen: 7.7 mi
  • Skautefossen: 9.6 mi
  • Hellerfossen: 11.2 mi
Museums: 7
  • Klimapark 2469: 10.8 mi
  • Utladalen Naturhus: 17.2 mi
  • N.H.Lerums Saftfabrik: 23.1 mi
  • Lom bygdamuseum: 23.4 mi
  • Norsk Fjellsenter: 23.6 mi
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 4
Attractions: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Nedre Oscarshaug: 11.1 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Brandbustrønde: 14.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Kniven. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SkardstindenNE 46°2,374 m6.5 mi
StorjuvtindenNE 52°2,344 m7.0 mi
BukkehøeENE 62°2,314 m5.3 mi
Store TverråtindenENE 61°2,308 m6.7 mi
YmmelstindenNE 52°2,305 m6.8 mi
Midtre TverråtindenENE 63°2,302 m7.0 mi
Bakarste StorgrovhøeNE 42°2,259 m7.0 mi
StorgrovtindenNE 42°2,229 m6.9 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 solstice09:4715:06

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/3580926997

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