Snøhetta
Snøhetta rises to 2,286 m. Midttoppen stands 2,278 m to the west, 0.4 miles off.
The story
Snøhetta is the highest mountain in the Dovrefjell mountain range in Norway. At 2,286 metres (7,500 ft), it is the highest mountain in Norway outside the Jotunheimen range, making it the 24th highest peak in Norway, based on a 30-metre (98 ft) topographic prominence cutoff. At 1,675 metres (5,495 ft), its topographic prominence is the third highest in Norway. The mountain is located in the Dovrefjell mountains in northern Innlandet county in Dovre Municipality. The mountain lies inside Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park and it is the highest peak in the park. It is surrounded by several other mountains including Brunkollen to the east; Einøvlingseggen to the south; Skredahøin Bruri, Nordre Svånåtinden, and Storstyggesvånåtinden to the southwest; and Store Langvasstinden, Larstinden, and Drugshøi to the west.
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Wikidata Q979569, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2286 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Midttoppen: 0.4 mi
- Hettpiggen: 0.6 mi
- Vesttoppen: 0.7 mi
- Larstinden: 1.5 mi
- Store Langvasstinden: 2.1 mi
- Gamle Reinheim: 1.4 mi
- Minnestøtte for Thekla Resvoll: 10.9 mi
- Tredalsfjøset: 14.4 mi
- Nyseterbrua: 14.7 mi
- Dombås war historical landscape: 17.5 mi
- Stropla: 10.2 mi
- Stropla: 10.3 mi
- Stropla: 10.4 mi
- Stropla: 10.4 mi
- Stropla: 10.5 mi
- Skrivarberget: 15.2 mi
- Tungnebben: 15.5 mi
- Ishoel: 18.0 mi
- Øvre Ishoel: 18.1 mi
- Ottemskjerdingan: 19.7 mi
- Nordre Snøfjelltjørn naturreservat: 13.2 mi
- Hjerkinnholen naturreservat: 14.1 mi
- Veslehjerkinntjønnin naturreservat: 15.6 mi
- Småvollen naturreservat: 18.3 mi
- Kattuglehøi naturreservat: 18.9 mi
- Trolltun: 17.2 mi
- Troll: 17.6 mi
- Moskus: 17.6 mi
- Sentrumstrollet: 23.3 mi
- Dovregubbens Hall: 11.3 mi
- Magalaupet: 16.1 mi
- Kromgruvene: 20.0 mi
- Minneparken: 17.5 mi
- Gamle Lesja kyrkjestad: 19.8 mi
- Høgvangparken: 23.4 mi
- Kongsvoll botaniske fjellhage: 10.9 mi
- Kongsvoll botaniske fjellhage: 10.9 mi
- Vassholet: 15.6 mi
- vannkilde: 16.0 mi
- Einbustugu: 17.6 mi
- Lesja bygdetun: 19.5 mi
- Heksagon: 18.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Snøhetta. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midttoppen | W 270° | 2,278 m | 0.4 mi |
| Hettpiggen | WSW 248° | 2,261 m | 0.6 mi |
| Vesttoppen | WSW 241° | 2,253 m | 0.7 mi |
| Storstyggesvånåtinden | SW 226° | 2,209 m | 3.5 mi |
| Larstinden | W 271° | 2,106 m | 1.5 mi |
| Store Langvasstinden | W 263° | 2,085 m | 2.1 mi |
| Langvasstinden | W 264° | 2,046 m | 2.4 mi |
| Svånåtinden nord | WSW 249° | 2,004 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:26 | 17:37 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 03:28 | 21:48 | 23:23 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:28 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 09:51 | — | 14:52 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/26864729
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