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Skottinden

Skottinden rises to 671 m. Stjerntinden stands 938 m to the west-southwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Sengestokken, a peak 0.2 miles away. Lofoten passes 3.8 miles off.

The story

Skottinden is a mountain in the Lofoten archipelago, in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the southwestern part of the island of Vestvågøya in Vestvågøy Municipality. The 671-metre (2,201 ft) tall mountain is situated about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) northwest of the village of Ballstad and about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) east of the Nappstraumen strait separating the islands of Vestvågøya and Flakstadøya.

The southern ridge of Skottinden has several lesser summits: Sengestokken, Blåtinden, and Munkan.

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Wikidata Q7536466, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
671 m

How to reach it

Coordinates68.08198, 13.49246

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sengestokken: 0.2 mi
  • Vittingstinden: 0.5 mi
  • Munkan: 0.5 mi
  • Breitinden: 0.6 mi
  • Nonstinden: 0.8 mi
Museums: 13
  • Ballstad Væreiermuseum: 1.4 mi
  • Salteriet Galleri: 4.9 mi
  • Trandamperi: 5.0 mi
  • Hvalmuseum: 5.2 mi
  • Fygle museum: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Nusfjord: 4.9 mi
  • Flakstad kirke: 5.1 mi
  • Glashytte: 6.1 mi
  • Skulpturlandskap Nordland (Flakstad): 6.6 mi
  • Lofoten Arctic Adventures: 9.5 mi
Artworks: 6
Cliffs: 6
  • Hjellberget: 12.9 mi
  • Svaet: 13.8 mi
  • Jofjellet: 13.8 mi
  • Nordbergan: 18.5 mi
  • Markushamran: 19.7 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Gerhard Schøning 1722 - 1780: 1.2 mi
  • Fishermen lost at sea on the Lofotens: 1.5 mi
  • Vardene på Haugheia: 3.5 mi
  • Fiskerkona: 4.3 mi
  • German Radar Emplacement (World War II): 16.1 mi
Parks: 4
  • Trollskogen: 2.8 mi
  • Sykehusparken: 2.8 mi
  • Klokkarvika: 2.9 mi
  • Rådhusparken: 5.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Brattforsen: 6.5 mi
  • Forsen: 10.0 mi
  • Forsan: 12.6 mi
  • Rostadforsen: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Raen: 15.3 mi
  • Hellsanden: 24.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Skottinden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
StjerntindenWSW938 m5.7 mi
Stjerntinden nordvestWSW934 m5.7 mi
StortindenW866 m5.7 mi
BjørntindenWSW802 m5.9 mi
SautindenWSW794 m5.9 mi
StabbenW777 m5.8 mi
TønsåsheiaSW771 m6.3 mi
PiltenW765 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:0817:0718:21
June solsticeMidnight sun——
September equinox06:4717:5919:13
December solsticePolar night——

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/4440682673

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