Skardstinden
Skardstinden rises to 2,374 m. Galdhøpiggen stands 2,469 m to the east, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Storgrovtinden, a peak 0.5 miles away. Sognefjellet passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
Skardstinden is a prominent part of the Galdhøpiggen mountain range in northwestern Jotunheimen, Norway, and is the sixth highest summit in the country. The mountain has three summits, the main summit at 2,373 metres (7,785 ft) above sea level, Nåle (the Needle) at 2,310 metres (7,580 ft) and the small western summit at 2,215 metres (7,267 ft). It is located within the municipality of Lom Municipality in Innlandet county. The mountain is located on the eastern side of the Leirdalen valley, and the summit can be seen from the road along the valley floor. There are several other peaks in the vicinity, but only Galdhøpiggen, a few kilometers to the east, is higher. The mountain can be seen from most of the higher peaks in Jotunheimen and Breheimen to the northwest. The summit was reached for the first time in 1884 by Severin Wleugel, Sig. Thor, Oskar Kristiansen. The first ascent of the two lower summits remains unknown, but it is probable that they were climbed at the same time.
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Wikidata Q2739918, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2374 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Sognefjellet, National
- 20.2 mi off the Valdresflye, National
Overlooks nearby
- Leirdalen · 3 mi
- Fantestein · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Storgrovtinden: 0.5 mi
- Bakarste Storgrovhøe: 0.7 mi
- Dumhøe: 0.7 mi
- Ymmelstinden: 0.8 mi
- Storjuvtinden: 0.9 mi
- Øvre Høgberg: 2.4 mi
- Svarthåmåren: 3.0 mi
- Storhåmåren: 3.0 mi
- Orrberget: 3.9 mi
- Høgbergje: 4.0 mi
- Dumfossen: 2.3 mi
- Høyfossen: 5.0 mi
- Hellerfossen: 11.6 mi
- Fannaråkfossen: 14.1 mi
- Skautefossen: 16.0 mi
- Klimapark 2469: 4.4 mi
- Lom bygdamuseum: 17.0 mi
- Norsk Fjellsenter: 17.2 mi
- Stavkyrkjesenteret i Lom: 17.3 mi
- Fossheim Steinsenter: 17.4 mi
- Smådalsvatni naturreservat: 16.7 mi
- Åsjo naturreservat: 17.9 mi
- Risheimøyi naturreservat: 18.0 mi
- Baklie naturreservat: 21.9 mi
- Stuttgonglie naturreservat: 22.9 mi
- Sagasøyla: 4.9 mi
- 1919 Skjak Energi: 17.2 mi
- 4. World Rover Moot Skjåk 1949: 17.3 mi
- Svein Kvitingen: 21.9 mi
- Reinsbukken: 17.6 mi
- Wittgenstein-monumentet: 22.8 mi
- "Rock on Top of Another Rock": 24.0 mi
- Sankthansbålet: 24.1 mi
- Gjendebu: 14.5 mi
- Wittgenstein-huset: 23.2 mi
- Nedre Oscarshaug: 17.3 mi
- Brandbustrønde: 17.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Skardstinden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galdhøpiggen | E 82° | 2,469 m | 1.5 mi |
| Vesle Galdhøpiggen | ENE 69° | 2,369 m | 1.4 mi |
| Keilhaus topp | E 87° | 2,355 m | 2.0 mi |
| Storjuvtinden | ESE 103° | 2,344 m | 0.9 mi |
| Leirhøe | ESE 114° | 2,330 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bukkehøe | S 180° | 2,314 m | 2.0 mi |
| Store Tverråtinden | SE 137° | 2,308 m | 1.7 mi |
| Ymmelstinden | ESE 118° | 2,305 m | 0.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 17:43 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 03:42 | 21:47 | 23:16 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:33 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 09:47 | — | 15:04 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3380778597
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