Kyrkja
Kyrkja rises to 2,032 m. Store Hellstugutinden stands 2,347 m to the east, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Tverrbytthornet, a peak 1.2 miles away. Sognefjellet passes 8.8 miles off.
The story
Kyrkja is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2,032-metre (6,667 ft) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of the village of Fossbergom and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of the village of Øvre Årdal. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Urdadalstindan and Semelholstinden to the east; Kyrkjeoksle, Visbreatinden, and Langvasshøe to the southeast; Høgvagltindane to the south; Stehøe and Stetinden to the west; and Tverrbottindene and Tverrbytthornet to the north. The mountain is named Kyrkja which means "The Church". This name was given because its peak is extremely steep and resembles a church spire. Kyrkja was not thought to be climbable until the 19th-century, due to its steepness. Despite its slopes, climbing to the top is a day’s hike, helped by the rocks covering the mountainside. Kyrkja used to be covered in snow, but climate change has severely lessened the amount of snow on the mountain.
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Wikidata Q847916, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2032 m
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the Sognefjellet, National
- 17.3 mi off the Valdresflye, National
Overlooks nearby
- Leirdalen · 9 mi
- Fantestein · 10 mi
- Smørkollen · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tverrbytthornet: 1.2 mi
- Langvasshøe: 1.5 mi
- Visbreatinden: 1.6 mi
- Midtre Tverrbottinden sør: 1.8 mi
- Nørdre Semelholstinden: 1.8 mi
- Hillerhø: 8.5 mi
- Øvre Høgberg: 8.7 mi
- Svarthåmåren: 9.3 mi
- Tungehaugane: 9.3 mi
- Storhåmåren: 9.4 mi
- Hellerfossen: 5.8 mi
- Dumfossen: 7.9 mi
- Høyfossen: 10.2 mi
- Fannaråkfossen: 12.2 mi
- Midtmaradalsfossen: 13.6 mi
- Smådalsvatni naturreservat: 19.2 mi
- Baklie naturreservat: 20.5 mi
- Lykkja naturreservat naturreservat: 21.0 mi
- Stuttgonglie naturreservat: 21.6 mi
- Åsjo naturreservat: 23.0 mi
- Klimapark 2469: 9.4 mi
- Utladalen Naturhus: 19.1 mi
- Lom bygdamuseum: 22.2 mi
- Norsk Fjellsenter: 22.4 mi
- Stavkyrkjesenteret i Lom: 22.4 mi
- Reinsbukken: 11.2 mi
- "Rock on Top of Another Rock": 19.5 mi
- Wittgenstein-monumentet: 21.6 mi
- Rallarmonumentet: 22.5 mi
- Sankthansbålet: 23.2 mi
- Sagasøyla: 11.2 mi
- 1919 Skjak Energi: 23.6 mi
- 4. World Rover Moot Skjåk 1949: 23.6 mi
- Gjendebu: 9.0 mi
- Wittgenstein-huset: 22.1 mi
- Brandbustrønde: 11.2 mi
- Nedre Oscarshaug: 16.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Kyrkja. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Store Hellstugutinden | E 87° | 2,347 m | 4.5 mi |
| Midtre Hellstugutinden | E 81° | 2,339 m | 4.4 mi |
| Bukkehøe | N 349° | 2,314 m | 4.4 mi |
| Store Tverråtinden | N 3° | 2,308 m | 5.1 mi |
| Midtre Tverråtinden | N 9° | 2,302 m | 5.1 mi |
| Vestre Memurutinden V-1 | ENE 78° | 2,280 m | 5.8 mi |
| Nestsøre Hellstugutinden | E 93° | 2,255 m | 4.5 mi |
| Vestre Memurutinden V-3 | E 83° | 2,243 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 17:43 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 03:44 | 21:46 | 23:15 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:33 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 09:46 | — | 15:05 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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