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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.

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Wikidata Q3445662, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,954 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
Historic sites: 9
Waterfalls: 6
  • Dombfossen: 14.8 mi
  • Reppfallet: 17.6 mi
  • Linndalsfallet: 17.8 mi
  • Svøufallet: 18.1 mi
  • Grønfossen: 19.2 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Dovregubbens Hall: 17.4 mi
  • Jettegryter: 20.5 mi
  • Grønnvollsteinen: 21.6 mi
  • Bøverfossen: 23.0 mi
  • Jettegryte: 24.3 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
Springs: 1
  • Vassholet: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Kongsvoll botaniske fjellhage: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Slådalsvegen: 22.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Sjongshøe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SnøhettaENE2,286 m12.1 mi
MidttoppenENE2,278 m11.7 mi
HettpiggenENE2,261 m11.5 mi
VesttoppenENE2,253 m11.4 mi
StorstyggesvånåtindenENE2,209 m8.9 mi
LarstindenENE2,106 m10.7 mi
Store LangvasstindenENE2,085 m10.0 mi
LangvasstindenENE2,046 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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