Leirhøe
Leirhøe rises to 2,330 m. Galdhøpiggen stands 2,469 m to the west-northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Veobreahesten, a peak 0.2 miles away. Sognefjellet passes 9.5 miles off.
The story
Leirhøe is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2,334-metre (7,657 ft) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about 28 kilometres (17 mi) south of the village of Fossbergom and about 47 kilometres (29 mi) southwest of the village of Vågåmo. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Spiterhøe and Skauthøe to the northwest; Veobreahesten and Veopallan to the northeast; Veotinden and Veobreatinden to the southeast; Store Memurutinden to the south; and Nørdre Hellstugutinden, Midtre Hellstugutinden, Store Hellstugutinden, and Nestsøre Hellstugutinden to the southwest.
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Wikidata Q4562703, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2330 m
How to reach it
- 9.5 mi off the Sognefjellet, National
- 13.0 mi off the Valdresflye, National
Overlooks nearby
- Leirdalen · 11 mi
- Fantestein · 15 mi
- Smørkollen · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Veobreahesten: 0.2 mi
- Veobreatinden: 1.1 mi
- Hellstuguhøe: 1.7 mi
- Spiterhøe: 1.8 mi
- Store Memurutinden austtoppen: 1.8 mi
- Veslsæterberget: 8.8 mi
- Øvre Høgberg: 9.3 mi
- Storhåmåren: 9.4 mi
- Hekkelbergje: 9.5 mi
- Svarthåmåren: 9.6 mi
- Hellerfossen: 7.9 mi
- Dumfossen: 9.5 mi
- Høyfossen: 12.2 mi
- Stuttgongfossen: 16.8 mi
- Prestfossen: 17.4 mi
- Smådalsvatni naturreservat: 12.6 mi
- Baklie naturreservat: 14.9 mi
- Stuttgonglie naturreservat: 15.9 mi
- Veogjelet naturreservat: 17.4 mi
- Åsjo naturreservat: 17.9 mi
- Klimapark 2469: 6.5 mi
- Lom bygdamuseum: 17.2 mi
- Norsk Fjellsenter: 17.4 mi
- Stavkyrkjesenteret i Lom: 17.4 mi
- Fossheim Steinsenter: 17.5 mi
- Sagasøyla: 9.8 mi
- 1919 Skjak Energi: 21.2 mi
- 4. World Rover Moot Skjåk 1949: 21.2 mi
- Reinsbukken: 15.8 mi
- "Rock on Top of Another Rock": 17.2 mi
- Skulpturstopp: 23.1 mi
- Gjendebu: 9.7 mi
- Brandbustrønde: 15.1 mi
- Nedre Oscarshaug: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Leirhøe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galdhøpiggen | WNW 302° | 2,469 m | 6.0 mi |
| Glittertinden | NE 36° | 2,452 m | 5.1 mi |
| Surtningssue | SE 139° | 2,368 m | 5.3 mi |
| Store Memurutinden austtoppen | SSE 157° | 2,367 m | 1.8 mi |
| Keilhaus topp | WNW 303° | 2,355 m | 5.5 mi |
| Store Hellstugutinden | SSW 202° | 2,347 m | 3.5 mi |
| Midtre Hellstugutinden | SSW 207° | 2,339 m | 3.1 mi |
| Store Tverråtinden | WNW 287° | 2,308 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:42 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 03:42 | 21:45 | 23:15 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:32 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 09:46 | — | 15:04 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5443101993
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