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Leirungskampen

Leirungskampen, seen from above at true elevation

Leirungskampen rises to 2,079 m. Surtningssue stands 2,368 m to the north, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Vestre Kalvehøgde, a peak 0.7 miles away. Valdresflye passes 6.7 miles off.

The story

Leirungskampen is a mountain in Vågå Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2,079-metre (6,821 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 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of the village of Beitostølen. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Austre Leirungstinden to the north Kalvehøgde and Rasletinden to the east, Torfinnstindene to the southwest, and Kvitskardtinden and Mesmogtinden to the west.

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Wikidata Q3445963, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2079 m

How to reach it

Coordinates61.39574, 8.60126

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Oledalsbrynane: 11.1 mi
  • Blåe berge: 12.1 mi
  • Mugnebrynadn: 12.3 mi
  • Buskarhødnet: 12.6 mi
  • Danemarkhødnet: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Hellerfossen: 8.5 mi
  • Givrisfossen: 14.9 mi
  • Austreimsføssen: 15.4 mi
  • Eltunsføssen: 17.3 mi
  • Stuttgongfossen: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Brandbustrønde: 8.7 mi
  • Kløvningadn: 16.6 mi
  • Pålssanden: 20.1 mi
  • Søvelsteinsanden: 20.9 mi
  • Sanden: 22.0 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Kvernhusa ved Leine: 16.7 mi
  • Vangsteinen: 18.7 mi
  • Sagasøyla: 23.7 mi
  • Stiftsstøtta: 23.9 mi
  • Theodor Caspari: 24.7 mi
Museums: 4
  • Klimapark 2469: 20.6 mi
  • Marit Annys Vevstogo: 22.0 mi
  • Utladalen Naturhus: 24.1 mi
  • Stavkirkemuseum: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 2
Springs: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Tussebo: 22.7 mi
  • Furustrand Recreation Park: 23.5 mi
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Leirungskampen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SurtningssueN 354°2,368 m9.6 mi
KnutsholstindenNNW 327°2,342 m2.4 mi
TjønnholstindenNNE 24°2,331 m3.7 mi
SørtoppenN 356°2,302 m9.1 mi
Austre LeirungstindenN 359°2,288 m1.8 mi
MesmogtindenWNW 284°2,264 m2.3 mi
BesshøeNNE 19°2,258 m8.9 mi
Vestre LeirungstindenNNW 335°2,250 m1.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:4218:39
June solstice03:4421:4423:12
September equinox07:0918:3219:29
December solstice09:43—15:06

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7334506147

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