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Loftet

Loftet, seen from above at true elevation

Loftet rises to 2,170 m. Galdhøpiggen stands 2,469 m to the east, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Veslfjelltinden, a peak 1.0 miles away. Sognefjellet passes 1.7 miles off.

The story

Loftet is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2,170-metre (7,120 ft) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains just outside the Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about 33 kilometres (21 mi) southwest of the village of Fossbergom and about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of the village of Øvre Årdal. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Galdhøpiggen to the east; Skagsnebb and Sauhøe to the southeast; Storbreahøe to the south; and Veslfjelltinden, Veslbreatinden, and Storbreatinden to the south.

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Wikidata Q3443732, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2170 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates61.62294, 8.12604

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Veslfjelltinden: 1.0 mi
  • Skagsnebb: 1.4 mi
  • Bakarste Skagsnebb: 1.5 mi
  • Hurrbreatinden: 1.8 mi
  • Veslbreatinden: 2.1 mi
Cliffs
  • Vassendbergje: 3.4 mi
  • Øvre Høgberg: 4.3 mi
  • Fiskebubergje: 4.8 mi
  • Svarthåmåren: 4.9 mi
  • Storhåmåren: 5.3 mi
Waterfalls: 26
  • Dumfossen: 3.1 mi
  • Høyfossen: 3.1 mi
  • Fannaråkfossen: 10.4 mi
  • Spitarfossen: 11.7 mi
  • Skautefossen: 11.9 mi
Museums: 6
  • Klimapark 2469: 8.7 mi
  • Lom bygdamuseum: 20.5 mi
  • Utladalen Naturhus: 20.6 mi
  • Norsk Fjellsenter: 20.7 mi
  • Stavkyrkjesenteret i Lom: 20.7 mi
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 4
Attractions: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Nedre Oscarshaug: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Brandbustrønde: 18.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Loftet. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
GaldhøpiggenE 81°2,469 m6.2 mi
SkardstindenE 81°2,374 m4.6 mi
Vesle GaldhøpiggenENE 78°2,369 m6.0 mi
Keilhaus toppE 83°2,355 m6.6 mi
StorjuvtindenE 85°2,344 m5.5 mi
BukkehøeESE 106°2,314 m4.8 mi
Store TverråtindenE 95°2,308 m5.8 mi
YmmelstindenE 86°2,305 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3117:4318:41
June solstice03:4321:4723:17
September equinox07:1118:3319:31
December solstice09:4715:05

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/3580926998

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