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Storjuvtinden

Storjuvtinden, seen from above at true elevation

Storjuvtinden rises to 2,344 m. Galdhøpiggen stands 2,469 m to the northeast, 0.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Ymmelstinden, a peak 0.3 miles away. Sognefjellet passes 4.1 miles off.

The story

Storjuvtinden is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2,344-metre (7,690 ft) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of the village of Fossbergom and about 45 kilometres (28 mi) northeast of the village of Øvre Årdal. The peak is on the massif between the valleys Leirdalen and Visdalen. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Galdhøpiggen and Keilhaus topp to the northeast; Svellnosbreahesten, Midtre Tverråtinden, and Store Tverråtinden to the southeast; Bukkehøe to the southwest; Skardstinden to the west; Storgrovtinden and Storgrovhøe to the northwest; and Veslpiggen to the north. The mountain can be accessed from Geitsætri in Leirdalen without a glacier crossing. It is Norway's 12th highest mountain, with respect to a Topographic prominence of at least 50 metres (160 ft).

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Wikidata Q3352510, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2344 m

How to reach it

Coordinates61.63035, 8.29380

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Øvre Høgberg: 3.2 mi
  • Storhåmåren: 3.5 mi
  • Svarthåmåren: 3.6 mi
  • Orrberget: 4.3 mi
  • Høgbergje: 4.4 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Dumfossen: 3.2 mi
  • Høyfossen: 5.9 mi
  • Hellerfossen: 11.1 mi
  • Fannaråkfossen: 14.7 mi
  • Skautefossen: 16.6 mi
Museums: 6
  • Klimapark 2469: 3.9 mi
  • Lom bygdamuseum: 16.7 mi
  • Norsk Fjellsenter: 16.9 mi
  • Stavkyrkjesenteret i Lom: 16.9 mi
  • Fossheim Steinsenter: 17.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Brandbustrønde: 17.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Nedre Oscarshaug: 18.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Storjuvtinden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
GaldhøpiggenNE 55°2,469 m0.7 mi
SkardstindenWNW 283°2,374 m0.9 mi
Vesle GaldhøpiggenNNE 29°2,369 m0.8 mi
Keilhaus toppENE 73°2,355 m1.1 mi
Midtre HellstugutindenSE 141°2,339 m6.9 mi
LeirhøeESE 115°2,330 m6.3 mi
BukkehøeSSW 207°2,314 m2.0 mi
Store TverråtindenSSE 166°2,308 m1.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:4318:40
June solstice03:4221:4623:16
September equinox07:1118:3319:30
December solstice09:4715:04

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/11507900892

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