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Spiterhøe

Spiterhøe, seen from above at true elevation

Spiterhøe rises to 2,033 m. Galdhøpiggen stands 2,469 m to the west-northwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Leirhøe, a peak 1.8 miles away. Sognefjellet passes 7.7 miles off.

The story

Spiterhøe is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2,033-metre (6,670 ft) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of the village of Fossbergom and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) southwest of the village of Vågåmo. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Skauthøe to the north; Glittertinden and Steinbukampen to the northeast; Veopallan to the east; Leirhøi, Veobreatinden, and Veobreahesten to the southeast; Nørdre Hellstugutinden to the south; and Galdhøpiggen to the west.

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Wikidata Q1808826, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2033 m

How to reach it

Coordinates61.61279, 8.43879

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Veslsæterberget: 7.1 mi
  • Hekkelbergje: 7.7 mi
  • Storhåmåren: 7.8 mi
  • Øvre Høgberg: 7.8 mi
  • Elvesætergjelet: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Dumfossen: 8.1 mi
  • Hellerfossen: 9.2 mi
  • Høyfossen: 10.8 mi
  • Prestfossen: 16.1 mi
  • Stuttgongfossen: 17.6 mi
Museums: 5
  • Klimapark 2469: 4.7 mi
  • Lom bygdamuseum: 16.0 mi
  • Norsk Fjellsenter: 16.1 mi
  • Stavkyrkjesenteret i Lom: 16.2 mi
  • Fossheim Steinsenter: 16.2 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Sagasøyla: 8.0 mi
  • 1919 Skjak Energi: 19.5 mi
  • 4. World Rover Moot Skjåk 1949: 19.5 mi
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 1
  • Gjendebu: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Brandbustrønde: 16.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Nedre Oscarshaug: 21.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.9 miles of Spiterhøe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
GaldhøpiggenWNW 292°2,469 m4.5 mi
GlittertindenNE 56°2,452 m4.7 mi
SkardstindenWNW 284°2,374 m5.9 mi
Vesle GaldhøpiggenWNW 294°2,369 m4.8 mi
Store Memurutinden austtoppenSSE 153°2,367 m3.5 mi
Keilhaus toppWNW 293°2,355 m4.0 mi
Store HellstugutindenS 184°2,347 m4.7 mi
StorjuvtindenWNW 284°2,344 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:4218:40
June solstice03:4221:4623:15
September equinox07:1018:3219:30
December solstice09:4615:04

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3380778596

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