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Veslebjørn

Veslebjørn, seen from above at true elevation

Veslebjørn rises to 2,150 m. Skardstinden stands 2,374 m to the northeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Skeie, a peak 0.4 miles away. Sognefjellet passes 3.3 miles off.

The story

Veslebjørn is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 2,150-metre (7,050 ft) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southwest of the village of Fossbergom and about 33 kilometres (21 mi) northeast of the village of Øvre Årdal. The mountain lies in the Smørstabbtindene mountains and it is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Rundhøe to the northeast; Stetinden and Stehøe to the east; Gravdalstinden and Storebjørn to the south; Kalven to the west; and Sokse, Kniven, and Store Smørstabbtinden to the north.

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Wikidata Q4563970, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2150 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates61.55518, 8.12794

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
  • Hillerhø: 4.6 mi
  • Tungehaugane: 5.4 mi
  • Gjertvasshaugen: 7.4 mi
  • Vassendbergje: 8.1 mi
  • Øvre Høgberg: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 27
  • Dumfossen: 6.9 mi
  • Fannaråkfossen: 7.4 mi
  • Høyfossen: 7.8 mi
  • Skautefossen: 9.3 mi
  • Hellerfossen: 10.7 mi
Museums: 7
  • Klimapark 2469: 11.4 mi
  • Utladalen Naturhus: 16.5 mi
  • N.H.Lerums Saftfabrik: 22.8 mi
  • Lom bygdamuseum: 24.0 mi
  • Norsk Fjellsenter: 24.2 mi
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Nedre Oscarshaug: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Brandbustrønde: 13.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Veslebjørn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SkardstindenNE 40°2,374 m7.1 mi
BukkehøeNE 53°2,314 m5.7 mi
Store TverråtindenNE 54°2,308 m7.1 mi
YmmelstindenNE 46°2,305 m7.3 mi
Midtre TverråtindenENE 56°2,302 m7.4 mi
VisbreatindenESE 104°2,234 m7.0 mi
StorebjørnSSE 147°2,222 m0.6 mi
Store BukkeholstindenENE 74°2,213 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3117:4318:41
June solstice03:4421:4723:16
September equinox07:1118:3319:31
December solstice09:47—15:06

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/3580927005

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