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Kvitskardtinden

Kvitskardtinden, seen from above at true elevation

Kvitskardtinden rises to 2,193 m. Surtningssue stands 2,368 m to the north, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesmogtinden, a peak 0.8 miles away. Valdresflye passes 8.2 miles off.

The story

Kvitskardtinden is a mountain on the border of Vågå Municipality and Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2,193-metre (7,195 ft) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southwest of the village of Vågåmo and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of the village of Beitostølen. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Store Svartdalspiggen, Langedalstinden, and Mesmogtinden to the northwest; Knutsholstinden and Austre Leirungstinden to the north; Leirungskampen and Kalvehøgde to the east, and Torfinnstindene to the southeast.

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Wikidata Q3443447, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2193 m

How to reach it

Coordinates61.39649, 8.55410

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Oledalsbrynane: 12.3 mi
  • Blåe berge: 12.4 mi
  • Buskarhødnet: 12.9 mi
  • Mugnebrynadn: 12.9 mi
  • Danemarkhødnet: 13.1 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Hellerfossen: 7.4 mi
  • Givrisfossen: 15.4 mi
  • Austreimsføssen: 15.8 mi
  • Eltunsføssen: 16.7 mi
  • Midtmaradalsfossen: 19.2 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Brandbustrønde: 7.2 mi
  • Kløvningadn: 16.5 mi
  • Pålssanden: 20.4 mi
  • Søvelsteinsanden: 21.3 mi
  • Sanden: 22.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 3
Museums: 3
  • Klimapark 2469: 20.0 mi
  • Utladalen Naturhus: 22.6 mi
  • Marit Annys Vevstogo: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 2
Springs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Tussebo: 24.0 mi
  • Furustrand Recreation Park: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Kvitskardtinden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SurtningssueN 4°2,368 m9.5 mi
KnutsholstindenN 8°2,342 m1.9 mi
TjønnholstindenNE 42°2,331 m4.5 mi
SørtoppenN 6°2,302 m9.1 mi
Austre LeirungstindenNE 42°2,288 m2.3 mi
MesmogtindenNW 307°2,264 m0.8 mi
BesshøeNNE 28°2,258 m9.5 mi
Vestre LeirungstindenNE 34°2,250 m1.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:4218:39
June solstice03:4521:4423:12
September equinox07:1018:3219:29
December solstice09:43—15:06

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7334506157

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