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Rudolftoppen

Rudolftoppen, seen from above at true elevation

Rudolftoppen rises to 769 m. Mercantontoppen stands 2,192 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Franz Josefs Topp, a peak 0.3 miles away. 31 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

The story

Rudolftoppen is a mountain on the island of Jan Mayen. It has a height of 769 m.a.s.l., and is the highest peak in the southern part of the island.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q11998576, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
769 m

How to reach it

Coordinates70.89163, -8.87064

31 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
  • Franz Josefs Topp: 0.3 mi
  • Elisabethtoppen: 0.8 mi
  • Inndalsmøya: 1.3 mi
  • Skrukkefjellet: 2.1 mi
  • Midtfjellet: 2.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Kapp Wien: 2.4 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rudolftoppen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MercantontoppenNE 52°2,192 m20.8 mi
Franz Josefs ToppS 175°732 m0.3 mi
ElisabethtoppenSSW 192°714 m0.8 mi
InndalsmøyaSW 218°640 m1.3 mi
SkrukkefjelletSSW 211°579 m2.1 mi
SolheimfjelletSSW 212°577 m2.9 mi
Karl StephantoppenNE 44°551 m4.7 mi
SkjoldkollenSSW 211°540 m3.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3618:2719:52
June solsticeMidnight sun
September equinox08:1519:1920:44
December solsticePolar night

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/1110345107

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