Storen
Storen rises to 2,405 m. Store Styggedalstinden Østtoppen stands 2,387 m to the east-northeast, 1.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Halls fortopp, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Sognefjellet passes 3.5 miles off.
The story
Storen or Store Skagastølstinden is the third highest peak in Norway. It is situated on the border between Luster Municipality and Årdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The 2,405-metre (7,890 ft) mountain is part of the Hurrungane range. The mountains Vetle Skagastølstindane and Midtre Skagastølstindane lie immediately to the north of this mountain and the mountains Sentraltind and Gjertvasstind lie immediately to the east of this mountain. The summit is a popular destination for mountaineers, but it is fairly difficult to climb. The first ascent of Storen was made by William Cecil Slingsby on 21 July 1876. There are a number of different routes, the most popular being Heftyes renne (Heftye's couloir). Another popular route of ascent is via Andrews renne (Andrew's couloir), used in the first ascent of A. W. Andrews and party in 1899. It is part of the Skagastøl Traverse, one of Norway's most challenging climbing routes. The first ascent of the traverse was made by George Wegner Paus, Harold Raeburn, Kristian Lous, and Kristian Tandberg on 5 August 1902. Storen and the mountaineering of the late 19th century in Norway is traditionally linked to the historical hotel Turtagrø.
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Wikidata Q1078075, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2405 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Sognefjellet, National
- 28.2 mi off the Aurlandsfjellet, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fantestein · 8 mi
- Sengaberget · 9 mi
- Leirdalen · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Halls fortopp: 0.0 mi
- Slingsbys fortopp: 0.0 mi
- Vetle Skagastølstind: 0.2 mi
- Sentraltind: 0.4 mi
- Midtre Skagastølstind: 0.5 mi
- Halls hammer: 0.3 mi
- Berges stol: 0.5 mi
- Gjertvasshaugen: 3.3 mi
- Huskohammaren: 3.6 mi
- Kyrkjestigen: 4.5 mi
- Skautefossen: 2.8 mi
- Fannaråkfossen: 3.6 mi
- Midtmaradalsfossen: 4.6 mi
- Stølsmaradalsfossen: 5.3 mi
- Vettisfossen: 6.1 mi
- Wittgenstein-monumentet: 7.6 mi
- Sankthansbålet: 9.3 mi
- Rallarmonumentet: 10.6 mi
- Reinsbukken: 15.0 mi
- Strandsitjarar: 23.4 mi
- Lykkja naturreservat naturreservat: 9.7 mi
- Bargarden naturreservat: 12.9 mi
- Loi naturreservat: 19.1 mi
- Ytamo naturreservat: 20.0 mi
- Buggastrondi naturreservat: 21.4 mi
- Utladalen Naturhus: 7.8 mi
- N.H.Lerums Saftfabrik: 12.8 mi
- Klimapark 2469: 22.0 mi
- Breheimsenteret: 23.6 mi
- Margaretastova: 24.9 mi
- Slåtte-Jonna: 19.7 mi
- Sagasøyla: 21.6 mi
- Stiftsstøtta: 21.8 mi
- Gamle kyrkjegarden: 23.8 mi
- Svein Kvitingen: 24.6 mi
- Wittgenstein-huset: 8.1 mi
- FjordSeal Kayak: 19.3 mi
- Gjendebu: 20.4 mi
- Urnes stavkyrkje: 21.4 mi
- Nedre Oscarshaug: 3.8 mi
- Mosaviki: 23.3 mi
- Brandbustrønde: 16.4 mi
- Brusestølstrondi: 21.9 mi
- Parken Gaupne: 19.6 mi
- Hagasanden: 19.9 mi
- Villa Solvorn: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Storen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Store Styggedalstinden Østtoppen | ENE 77° | 2,387 m | 1.0 mi |
| Gjertvasstind | E 79° | 2,351 m | 1.3 mi |
| Sentraltind | ENE 66° | 2,348 m | 0.4 mi |
| Vetle Skagastølstind | NNE 19° | 2,340 m | 0.2 mi |
| Midtre Skagastølstind | NNW 348° | 2,284 m | 0.5 mi |
| Skagastølsnebbet | NNW 346° | 2,222 m | 0.6 mi |
| Store Austanbottstind | SW 231° | 2,203 m | 3.3 mi |
| Nordre Skagastølstind | NNW 346° | 2,167 m | 0.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 17:45 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 03:46 | 21:47 | 23:16 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:35 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 09:47 | — | 15:08 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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