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Langeskavltinden

Langeskavltinden, seen from above at true elevation

Langeskavltinden rises to 2,014 m. Store Styggedalstinden Østtoppen stands 2,387 m to the west-northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Uranostinden, a peak 0.9 miles away. Sognefjellet passes 11 miles off.

The story

Langeskavltinden is a mountain in Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2,014-metre (6,608 ft) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains and inside the Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of the village of Vang i Valdres and about 22 kilometres (14 mi) northeast of the village of Øvre Årdal. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Uranostinden to the west, Storegut to the east, Høgbrøthøgde and Langeskavlen to the southeast, and Falketinden to the southwest. The mountain has a large glacier located on its west, north, and east sides.

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Wikidata Q3443173, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2014 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates61.42811, 8.17887

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Hillerhø: 6.5 mi
  • Tungehaugane: 6.6 mi
  • Kyrkjesteigen: 6.7 mi
  • Kyrkjestigen: 6.8 mi
  • Gjertvasshaugen: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 30
  • Midtmaradalsfossen: 6.8 mi
  • Stølsmaradalsfossen: 8.0 mi
  • Vettisfossen: 8.4 mi
  • Hellerfossen: 8.5 mi
  • Hyljefossen: 9.7 mi
Artworks: 6
Museums: 4
  • Utladalen Naturhus: 11.3 mi
  • Klimapark 2469: 18.1 mi
  • Margaretastova: 22.5 mi
  • N.H.Lerums Saftfabrik: 22.7 mi
Historic sites: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Brandbustrønde: 6.2 mi
  • Brusestølstrondi: 19.8 mi
  • Kløvningadn: 21.6 mi
Attractions: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Nedre Oscarshaug: 13.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Langeskavltinden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Store Styggedalstinden ØsttoppenWNW 286°2,387 m9.5 mi
GjertvasstindWNW 286°2,351 m9.2 mi
VisbreatindenNE 36°2,234 m8.7 mi
StorebjørnN 351°2,222 m8.4 mi
SokseN 351°2,189 m9.3 mi
Store RauddalseggjeENE 58°2,168 m5.1 mi
SkarddalseggjeNE 53°2,161 m6.6 mi
UranostindenW 264°2,157 m0.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:4318:41
June solstice03:4621:4523:14
September equinox07:1118:3319:31
December solstice09:4515:07

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/2392278670

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