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Sokse

Sokse, seen from above at true elevation

Sokse rises to 2,189 m. Skardstinden stands 2,374 m to the northeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Sauen, a peak 0.4 miles away. Sognefjellet passes 3.4 miles off.

The story

Sokse is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2,189-metre (7,182 ft) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of the village of Fossbergom and about 33 kilometres (21 mi) northeast of the village of Øvre Årdal. The mountain lies in the Smørstabbtindene mountains and it is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Rundhøe to the northeast; Stetinden and Stehøe to the southeast; Gravdalstinden, Storebjørn, and Veslebjørn to the south; Kalven to the southwest; and Kniven and Store Smørstabbtinden to the north. The first known ascent was in 1886 by Carl Hall and Mathias Soggemoen.

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Wikidata Q11236176, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2189 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates61.56164, 8.13349

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Hillerhø: 5.1 mi
  • Tungehaugane: 5.9 mi
  • Vassendbergje: 7.6 mi
  • Øvre Høgberg: 7.7 mi
  • Gjertvasshaugen: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 27
  • Dumfossen: 6.4 mi
  • Høyfossen: 7.3 mi
  • Fannaråkfossen: 7.7 mi
  • Skautefossen: 9.7 mi
  • Hellerfossen: 10.8 mi
Museums: 7
  • Klimapark 2469: 10.9 mi
  • Utladalen Naturhus: 16.9 mi
  • N.H.Lerums Saftfabrik: 23.2 mi
  • Lom bygdamuseum: 23.6 mi
  • Norsk Fjellsenter: 23.8 mi
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Nedre Oscarshaug: 11.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Brandbustrønde: 14.2 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SkardstindenNE 41°2,374 m6.6 mi
BukkehøeNE 56°2,314 m5.3 mi
Store TverråtindenNE 56°2,308 m6.7 mi
YmmelstindenNE 48°2,305 m6.8 mi
Midtre TverråtindenENE 59°2,302 m7.0 mi
VisbreatindenESE 108°2,234 m7.0 mi
StorgrovtindenNE 38°2,229 m7.0 mi
StorebjørnS 172°2,222 m0.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3117:4318:41
June solstice03:4421:4723:16
September equinox07:1118:3319:31
December solstice09:4715:06

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/1268047733

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