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Leirhøe

Leirhøe, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates61.59116, 8.46718

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 59
  • Veslsæterberget: 8.8 mi
  • Øvre Høgberg: 9.3 mi
  • Storhåmåren: 9.4 mi
  • Hekkelbergje: 9.5 mi
  • Svarthåmåren: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Hellerfossen: 7.9 mi
  • Dumfossen: 9.5 mi
  • Høyfossen: 12.2 mi
  • Stuttgongfossen: 16.8 mi
  • Prestfossen: 17.4 mi
Museums: 5
  • 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
Historic sites: 3
  • Sagasøyla: 9.8 mi
  • 1919 Skjak Energi: 21.2 mi
  • 4. World Rover Moot Skjåk 1949: 21.2 mi
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 1
  • Gjendebu: 9.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Brandbustrønde: 15.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
GaldhøpiggenWNW 302°2,469 m6.0 mi
GlittertindenNE 36°2,452 m5.1 mi
SurtningssueSE 139°2,368 m5.3 mi
Store Memurutinden austtoppenSSE 157°2,367 m1.8 mi
Keilhaus toppWNW 303°2,355 m5.5 mi
Store HellstugutindenSSW 202°2,347 m3.5 mi
Midtre HellstugutindenSSW 207°2,339 m3.1 mi
Store TverråtindenWNW 287°2,308 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:4218:40
June solstice03:4221:4523:15
September equinox07:1018:3219:30
December solstice09:46—15:04

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5443101993

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