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Trollsteinen

Trollsteinen, seen from above at true elevation

Trollsteinen rises to 850 m. Skolten stands 1,130 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Lars Hiertafjellet, a peak 1.1 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
850 m

How to reach it

Coordinates78.16699, 15.58357

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 7
  • Isgrotta på Longyearbreen: 1.7 mi
  • Svalbard Husky: 4.0 mi
  • Polar bear road sign: 4.3 mi
  • Green Dog Svalbard: 5.3 mi
  • Camp Barentz: 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 7
Artworks: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Hyperittfossen: 15.2 mi
  • Frozen waterfall: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Boulder-stones!: 19.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Trollsteinen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SkoltenE1,130 m15.3 mi
HelvetiafjelletENE1,079 m9.9 mi
MøysalenE1,060 m14.1 mi
Nordenskiöld FjelletWNW1,051 m2.4 mi
HåbergnutenSW1,031 m3.1 mi
SteintaketESE1,023 m16.1 mi
Karl BayfjelletSSE1,022 m3.0 mi
DrøntoppenESE1,021 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox05:5415:5818:18
June solsticeMidnight sun——
September equinox06:2716:5719:15
December solsticePolar night——

Local time (Arctic/Longyearbyen).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4152005642

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