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Store Tverrbottinden

Store Tverrbottinden, a peak in Norway
Store Tverrbottinden, a peak in NorwayFrankemann · CC BY-SA 3.0

Store Tverrbottinden rises to 2,161 m. Galdhøpiggen stands 2,469 m to the north-northeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Vestre Tverrbottinden V-1, a peak 0.6 miles away. Sognefjellet passes 6.4 miles off.

The story

Tverrbottindene is a mountain ridge with a number of high peaks in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2,162-metre-tall (7,093 ft) mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about 34 kilometres (21 mi) southwest of the village of Fossbergom and about 37 kilometres (23 mi) northeast of the village of Øvre Årdal. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Tverrbytthornet to the southeast, Kyrkja to the south, Stehøe and Stetinden to the southwest, Smørstabbtindene to the west, and Store Bukkeholstinden. The main peaks of the mountain ridge include:

Store Tverrbottindan, which reaches 2,161 metres (7,090 ft) above sea level Søre Tverrbottindan, which reaches 1,976 metres (6,483 ft) above sea level Midtre Tverrbottindan Nord, which reaches 2,151 metres (7,057 ft) above sea level Midtre Tverrbottindan Sør, which reaches 2,106 metres (6,909 ft) above sea level Vestre Tverrbottinden, which reaches 2,113 metres (6,932 ft) above sea level

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q3443690, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2161 m

How to reach it

Coordinates61.57556, 8.25535

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Vestre Tverrbottinden V-1: 0.6 mi
  • Midtre Tverrbottinden nord: 0.6 mi
  • Midtre Tverrbottinden sør: 0.9 mi
  • Midtre Bukkeholstinden vest: 1.2 mi
  • Vestre Bukkeholstindan V-2: 1.4 mi
Cliffs
  • Øvre Høgberg: 6.1 mi
  • Svarthåmåren: 6.8 mi
  • Storhåmåren: 6.9 mi
  • Vassendbergje: 7.7 mi
  • Orrberget: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 22
  • Dumfossen: 5.3 mi
  • Høyfossen: 7.6 mi
  • Hellerfossen: 8.4 mi
  • Fannaråkfossen: 11.7 mi
  • Skautefossen: 13.8 mi
Museums: 6
  • Klimapark 2469: 7.7 mi
  • Utladalen Naturhus: 20.0 mi
  • Lom bygdamuseum: 20.6 mi
  • Norsk Fjellsenter: 20.8 mi
  • Stavkyrkjesenteret i Lom: 20.8 mi
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Brandbustrønde: 13.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Nedre Oscarshaug: 15.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.2 miles of Store Tverrbottinden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
GaldhøpiggenNNE 24°2,469 m4.6 mi
SkardstindenN 5°2,374 m4.0 mi
Vesle GaldhøpiggenNNE 20°2,369 m4.8 mi
Keilhaus toppNNE 30°2,355 m4.7 mi
StorjuvtindenNNE 18°2,344 m4.0 mi
BukkehøeN 10°2,314 m2.0 mi
Store TverråtindenNNE 29°2,308 m3.1 mi
YmmelstindenNNE 17°2,305 m3.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:4318:41
June solstice03:4321:4623:16
September equinox07:1118:3319:31
December solstice09:46—15:05

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/1268047736

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