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Visbreatinden

Visbreatinden, seen from above at true elevation

Visbreatinden rises to 2,234 m. Store Memurutinden austtoppen stands 2,367 m to the east-northeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Langvasshøe, a peak 0.6 miles away. Sognefjellet passes 10 miles off.

The story

Visbreatinden is a mountain in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is the 41st tallest mountain in Norway. The 2,234-metre (7,329 ft) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen mountains within Jotunheimen National Park. The mountain sits about 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of the village of Fossbergom and about 37 kilometres (23 mi) northeast of the village of Øvre Årdal. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including Urdadalstindan and Semelholstinden to the northeast; Semeltinden to the southeast; Skarddalstinden and Skarddalseggje to the south; Høgvagltindane and Langvasshøe to the southwest; Kyrkja and Kyrkjeoksle to the west; and Tverrbytthornet to the northwest.

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Wikidata Q3443026, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2234 m

How to reach it

Coordinates61.53018, 8.33547

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Langvasshøe: 0.6 mi
  • Nørdre Semelholstinden: 0.8 mi
  • Semelholstinden: 0.8 mi
  • Sørvestre Urdadalstinden: 0.8 mi
  • Sørvestre Urdadalstinden SV-2: 1.0 mi
Cliffs
  • Hillerhø: 9.6 mi
  • Øvre Høgberg: 9.9 mi
  • Tungehaugane: 10.4 mi
  • Svarthåmåren: 10.4 mi
  • Storhåmåren: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Hellerfossen: 4.3 mi
  • Dumfossen: 9.2 mi
  • Høyfossen: 11.6 mi
  • Fannaråkfossen: 13.5 mi
  • Midtmaradalsfossen: 14.3 mi
Museums: 6
  • Klimapark 2469: 9.9 mi
  • Utladalen Naturhus: 19.6 mi
  • Lom bygdamuseum: 22.4 mi
  • Norsk Fjellsenter: 22.6 mi
  • Stavkyrkjesenteret i Lom: 22.6 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Sagasøyla: 12.1 mi
  • 1919 Skjak Energi: 24.5 mi
  • 4. World Rover Moot Skjåk 1949: 24.5 mi
Attractions: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Brandbustrønde: 10.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Nedre Oscarshaug: 17.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Visbreatinden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Store Memurutinden austtoppenENE 63°2,367 m5.6 mi
Store HellstugutindenENE 72°2,347 m3.2 mi
Midtre HellstugutindenENE 63°2,339 m3.3 mi
LeirhøeNE 46°2,330 m6.0 mi
BukkehøeNNW 336°2,314 m5.6 mi
Store TverråtindenN 349°2,308 m6.0 mi
Midtre TverråtindenN 354°2,302 m5.9 mi
Austre MemurutindenENE 67°2,301 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3017:4318:40
June solstice03:4421:4623:15
September equinox07:1018:3319:30
December solstice09:4515:05

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/26865101

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