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Store Rauddalseggje

Store Rauddalseggje, seen from above at true elevation

Store Rauddalseggje rises to 2,168 m. Store Hellstugutinden stands 2,347 m to the northeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Midtre Rauddalseggje, a peak 0.9 miles away. Sognefjellet passes 12 miles off.

The story

Store Rauddalseggje is a mountain on the border of Luster Municipality in the Vestland county and Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2,168-metre (7,113 ft) mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park and it is the 70th highest mountain in Norway. The mountain sits about 44 kilometres (27 mi) south of the village of Fossbergom and about 32 kilometres (20 mi) northeast of the village of Øvre Årdal. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Storådalshøe and Høgtunga to the east; Snøholstinden to the south; Mjølkedalstinden to the west; Austre Høgvagltinden and Høgvagltindane to the northwest; Skarddalstinden to the north; Skarddalseggje and Semeltinden to the northeast. The first ascent of Store Rauddalseggi was on 17 August 1906 by Ferdinand Schjelderup and Agnes Jakhelln.

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Wikidata Q11236123, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2168 m

How to reach it

Coordinates61.46766, 8.31021

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Hillerhø: 8.8 mi
  • Tungehaugane: 9.4 mi
  • Kyrkjesteigen: 11.5 mi
  • Kyrkjestigen: 11.6 mi
  • Gjertvasshaugen: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 24
  • Hellerfossen: 3.5 mi
  • Midtmaradalsfossen: 11.6 mi
  • Fannaråkfossen: 12.8 mi
  • Dumfossen: 13.0 mi
  • Stølsmaradalsfossen: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Brandbustrønde: 6.1 mi
  • Kløvningadn: 22.3 mi
  • Brusestølstrondi: 23.9 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Sagasøyla: 16.3 mi
  • Stiftsstøtta: 22.6 mi
  • Kvernhusa ved Leine: 22.7 mi
Attractions: 2
Museums: 2
  • Klimapark 2469: 14.3 mi
  • Utladalen Naturhus: 16.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Nedre Oscarshaug: 16.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Store Rauddalseggje. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Store HellstugutindenNE 36°2,347 m6.6 mi
Midtre HellstugutindenNNE 33°2,339 m6.9 mi
Nestsøre HellstugutindenNE 39°2,255 m6.3 mi
Vestre Memurutinden V-3NE 41°2,243 m7.7 mi
SemeltindenNE 45°2,237 m4.5 mi
VisbreatindenN 11°2,234 m4.4 mi
Vestre Memurutinden V-4NE 45°2,230 m7.7 mi
Nørdre HellstugutindenNNE 29°2,218 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:4318:40
June solstice03:4521:4523:14
September equinox07:1118:3319:30
December solstice09:45—15:06

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7334712575

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