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Lodalskåpa

Lodalskåpa rises to 2,083 m. Brenibba stands 2,017 m to the south, 1.8 miles off. Gamle Strynefjellsvegen passes 10 miles off.

The story

Lodalskåpa is the highest nunatak on the Norwegian glacier Jostedalsbreen. It is located on the border between Stryn Municipality and Luster Municipality in Vestland county, Norway, within Jostedalsbreen National Park. The 2,083-metre (6,834 ft) tall Lodalskåpa is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of Brenibba and 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of Høgste Breakulen mountain. The lakes Austdalsvatnet and Styggevatnet lie about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the east. The first ascent may have happened in 1820 by Gottfried Bohr. The easiest route to climb Lodalskåpa starts in the village of Bødalen in Stryn Municipality, then going up Brattebakken mountain to the Bohr glacier (Norwegian: Bohrsbreen). Around the southern summit to the col, then scrambling to the main summit, approximately one rope length.

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Wikidata Q1026479, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2083 m

How to reach it

Coordinates61.79054, 7.20475

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Brenibba: 1.8 mi
  • Teinosa: 1.9 mi
  • Raudskarvfjellet: 2.6 mi
  • Storenosa: 2.9 mi
  • Strynekåpa: 3.3 mi
Waterfalls
  • Huldrefossen: 4.5 mi
  • Austre Tindefjellsfossen: 4.5 mi
  • Høysteinfossen: 4.7 mi
  • Vestre Tindefjellsfossen: 4.7 mi
  • Krunefossen: 6.0 mi
Cliffs
  • Kloppabergi: 6.7 mi
  • Geitasva: 6.7 mi
  • Stikksvåi: 6.8 mi
  • Sjurstølshammaren: 6.8 mi
  • Bresva: 7.4 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Kvilefloten: 10.1 mi
  • Sigdestadsseter: 10.5 mi
  • Svein Kvitingen: 16.5 mi
  • 1880: 17.5 mi
  • Per Bolstad 1875-1967: 17.5 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Kjenndalsbreen: 6.4 mi
  • Høgrenningsetra: 7.7 mi
  • Loen Skylift: 13.3 mi
  • Briksdalsbreen (Briksdal glacier): 14.2 mi
  • Knuten: 19.8 mi
Artworks: 3

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Lodalskåpa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BrenibbaS 191°2,017 m1.8 mi
Høgste BreakulenSW 215°1,957 m9.5 mi
KvitekulenSW 214°1,930 m11.0 mi
KvitlenovaNNE 31°1,898 m11.5 mi
RaudskarvfjelletE 100°1,897 m2.6 mi
StryneskålaNW 308°1,848 m9.3 mi
SkålaNW 305°1,843 m9.5 mi
KjenndalskrunaSW 226°1,830 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3417:4718:45
June solstice03:4421:5223:23
September equinox07:1518:3719:35
December solstice09:53—15:07

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/26863559

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