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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
Parks
Attractions
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
Waterfalls: 60
  • Høgfossen: 5.6 mi
  • Solbergfossen: 6.7 mi
  • Høgfossen: 7.7 mi
  • Hellefossen: 8.3 mi
  • Døvikfossen: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 16
  • Tverråsen: 0.6 mi
  • Tverråsen: 0.7 mi
  • Tverråsen: 0.9 mi
  • Tverråsen: 1.0 mi
  • Tverråsen: 1.2 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 6.9 miles of Skimten. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
LokkeråsenWSW 254°607 m3.5 mi
GjevlekollenNNE 16°602 m6.4 mi
HoggskollenW 261°597 m3.0 mi
KleiverenW 273°596 m3.0 mi
NeverkollenN 5°575 m4.5 mi
LurtoppNNE 16°569 m5.5 mi
TverråsenSW 229°546 m0.5 mi
StorsteinsfjellENE 73°540 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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