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Sjongshøe

Sjongshøe, seen from above at true elevation

Sjongshøe rises to 1,954 m. Snøhetta stands 2,286 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Tverråeggen, a peak 1.5 miles away.

The story

Sjongshøe is a mountain in Lesja Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 1,954-metre (6,411 ft) tall mountain lies within Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of the village of Lesja. The mountain is surrounded by several other mountains including Hatten which is about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the southeast, Mjogsjøhøe and Mjogsjøoksli which are about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the east, Stortverråtinden and Vesltverråtinden which are about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the northeast, Høgtunga which is about 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) to the north, and Sørhellhøin which is about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the northwest.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q3445662, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1954 m

How to reach it

Coordinates62.25581, 8.91875

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Tverråeggen: 1.5 mi
  • Reshøe: 2.4 mi
  • Stortverråtinden: 2.8 mi
  • Høgtunga: 3.4 mi
  • Hatten: 4.0 mi
Cliffs: 21
  • Skrivarberget: 4.5 mi
  • Kantaberget: 9.8 mi
  • Revberget: 10.2 mi
  • Tungnebben: 11.1 mi
  • Skorsteinen: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Dombfossen: 14.8 mi
  • Reppfallet: 17.6 mi
  • Linndalsfallet: 17.8 mi
  • Svøufallet: 18.1 mi
  • Grønfossen: 19.2 mi
Historic sites: 9
Attractions: 6
  • Dovregubbens Hall: 17.4 mi
  • Jettegryter: 20.5 mi
  • Grønnvollsteinen: 21.6 mi
  • Jettegryter: 21.7 mi
  • Bøverfossen: 23.0 mi
Museums: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Moskus: 14.2 mi
  • Troll: 14.2 mi
  • Trolltun: 14.3 mi
Parks: 2
  • Gamle Lesja kyrkjestad: 10.4 mi
  • Minneparken: 14.2 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Kongsvoll botaniske fjellhage: 22.3 mi
  • Kongsvoll botaniske fjellhage: 22.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Vassholet: 12.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Slådalsvegen: 22.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Sjongshøe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SnøhettaENE 68°2,286 m12.1 mi
MidttoppenENE 68°2,278 m11.7 mi
HettpiggenENE 68°2,261 m11.5 mi
VesttoppenENE 69°2,253 m11.4 mi
StorstyggesvånåtindenENE 77°2,209 m8.9 mi
LarstindenENE 65°2,106 m10.7 mi
Store LangvasstindenENE 65°2,085 m10.0 mi
LangvasstindenENE 65°2,046 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2717:3918:38
June solstice03:3021:4823:23
September equinox07:0818:2919:28
December solstice09:52—14:54

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/4558395881

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