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Sponghøi

Sponghøi, seen from above at true elevation

Sponghøi rises to 1,699 m. Store Gråhø stands 2,014 m to the southeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Ryggjehøe, a peak 1.8 miles away. Gamle Strynefjellsvegen passes 15 miles off.

The story

Sponghøi is a mountain in Skjåk Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 1,698-metre (5,571 ft) tall mountain is located in the Tafjordfjella mountains and inside the Reinheimen National Park, about 34 kilometres (21 mi) northwest of the village of Bismo and about 23 kilometres (14 mi) northeast of the village of Grotli. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Storhøa to the north, Digerkampen to the southeast, Dørkampen to the southeast, Høggøymen to the southwest, and Benkehøa to the northwest.

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Wikidata Q3442057, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1699 m

How to reach it

Coordinates62.14904, 7.98574

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Ryggjehøe: 1.8 mi
  • Storhøa: 2.0 mi
  • Trollkyrkja: 2.7 mi
  • Digerkampen: 2.9 mi
  • Buaberget: 3.1 mi
Waterfalls: 29
  • Asbjørnsfossen: 9.2 mi
  • Kleivfossen: 10.9 mi
  • Grønfossen: 12.1 mi
  • Slettafossen: 12.5 mi
  • Pollfossen: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 16
  • Vetlfloget: 7.8 mi
  • Storfloget: 8.1 mi
  • Slåttbakkberget: 9.4 mi
  • Nergarsberget: 10.8 mi
  • Frisberget: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Bøverfossen: 10.7 mi
  • Hiking trails in the Trollsteigen surroundings: 14.3 mi
  • Jettegryter: 20.6 mi
  • Gudbrandsjuvet: 20.8 mi
  • Knuten: 24.8 mi
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • 4. World Rover Moot Skjåk 1949: 20.5 mi
  • 1919 Skjak Energi: 20.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Sponghøi. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Store GråhøSE 143°2,014 m6.7 mi
PytteggaWNW 296°1,999 m10.4 mi
KaritindenWNW 287°1,982 m8.5 mi
TordsnoseW 267°1,975 m10.7 mi
SkarvedalseggenSSE 156°1,961 m7.6 mi
DigerkampenESE 118°1,945 m2.9 mi
BenkehøaWNW 291°1,943 m4.2 mi
GråhøSSE 151°1,943 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3117:4318:42
June solstice03:3621:5123:25
September equinox07:1218:3319:32
December solstice09:5414:59

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/9980744321

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