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Tverrbytthornet

Tverrbytthornet rises to 2,103 m. Galdhøpiggen stands 2,469 m to the north, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Kyrkja, a peak 1.2 miles away. Sognefjellet passes 8.3 miles off.

The story

Tverrbytthornet is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2,103-metre (6,900 ft) tall 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 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of the village of Øvre Årdal. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Kyrkja and Kyrkjeoksle to the south; Tverrbottindene to the northwest; Store Bukkeholstinden to the north; Bukkeholshøe to the northeast; Nørdre Hellstugutinden to the east; and Urdadalstindan, Semelholstinden, and Visbreatinden to the southeast.

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Wikidata Q3442972, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2103 m

How to reach it

Coordinates61.55784, 8.30728

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Kyrkja: 1.2 mi
  • Søre Bukkeholstindan: 1.3 mi
  • Midtre Tverrbottinden sør: 1.4 mi
  • Store Bukkeholstinden: 1.5 mi
  • Midtre Tverrbottinden nord: 1.5 mi
Cliffs
  • Øvre Høgberg: 7.8 mi
  • Svarthåmåren: 8.3 mi
  • Storhåmåren: 8.4 mi
  • Orrberget: 9.2 mi
  • Høgbergje: 9.3 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Hellerfossen: 6.4 mi
  • Dumfossen: 7.1 mi
  • Høyfossen: 9.5 mi
  • Fannaråkfossen: 12.9 mi
  • Midtmaradalsfossen: 14.7 mi
Museums: 6
  • Klimapark 2469: 8.2 mi
  • Utladalen Naturhus: 20.2 mi
  • Lom bygdamuseum: 21.0 mi
  • Norsk Fjellsenter: 21.1 mi
  • Stavkyrkjesenteret i Lom: 21.2 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Sagasøyla: 10.1 mi
  • 1919 Skjak Energi: 22.5 mi
  • 4. World Rover Moot Skjåk 1949: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Brandbustrønde: 12.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Nedre Oscarshaug: 16.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.7 miles of Tverrbytthornet. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
GaldhøpiggenN 2°2,469 m5.4 mi
SkardstindenNNW 345°2,374 m5.4 mi
Vesle GaldhøpiggenN 360°2,369 m5.7 mi
Keilhaus toppN 7°2,355 m5.4 mi
Store HellstugutindenESE 103°2,347 m4.1 mi
StorjuvtindenN 355°2,344 m5.0 mi
Midtre HellstugutindenE 96°2,339 m3.9 mi
LeirhøeENE 66°2,330 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:4318:40
June solstice03:4321:4623:15
September equinox07:1118:3319:30
December solstice09:46—15:05

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7331378474

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