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Skimten

Skimten, seen from above at true elevation

Skimten rises to 554 m. Lokkeråsen stands 607 m to the west-southwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Tverråsen, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The story

Skimtheia is a mountain on the border of Drammen and Lier municipalities in Buskerud county in southern Norway. The highest point is 554 metre above sea level.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6513964, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
554 m

How to reach it

Coordinates59.80453, 10.13625

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Tverråsen: 0.5 mi
  • Storsteinsfjell: 1.3 mi
  • Damhaugen: 2.0 mi
  • Kleiveren: 3.0 mi
  • Hoggskollen: 3.0 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches
  • Grua: 4.2 mi
  • Bragernes strand: 5.3 mi
  • Hagatjern badeplass: 6.2 mi
  • Glasstranda: 7.5 mi
  • Knivestranda: 8.2 mi
Parks
Waterfalls: 54
  • Høgfossen: 5.6 mi
  • Solbergfossen: 6.7 mi
  • Hellefossen: 8.3 mi
  • Døvikfossen: 9.6 mi
  • Fallet: 9.7 mi
Attractions
Cliffs: 12
  • Tverråsen: 0.6 mi
  • Horgenseteråsen: 4.8 mi
  • Damtjern: 5.1 mi
  • Trongkleiv: 10.0 mi
  • Fosildalen: 12.4 mi
Picnic sites: 11
Springs: 9
  • Jennys kilde: 3.6 mi
  • Jutultønna: 3.6 mi
  • Simensølla: 15.9 mi
  • Olavskilden: 16.4 mi
  • Vanninga: 18.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Skimten. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
LokkeråsenWSW607 m3.5 mi
GjevlekollenNNE602 m6.4 mi
HoggskollenW597 m3.0 mi
KleiverenW596 m3.0 mi
NeverkollenN575 m4.5 mi
LurtoppNNE569 m5.5 mi
TverråsenSW546 m0.5 mi
StorsteinsfjellENE540 m1.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2317:3818:33
June solstice03:5821:2722:46
September equinox07:0418:2819:22
December solstice09:2013:1315:16

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/6594249423

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