Skarstind
Sign in to saveSkardstinden is a prominent part of the Galdhøpiggen mountain range in northwestern Jotunheimen, Norway, and is the sixth highest summit in the country. The mountain has three summits, the main summit at above sea level, Nåle (the Needle) at and the small western summit at . It is located within the municipality of Lom Municipality in Innlandet county. The mountain is located on the eastern side of the Leirdalen valley, and the summit can be seen from the road along the valley floor. There are several other peaks in the vicinity, but only Galdhøpiggen, a few kilometers to the east, is higher.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Skardstinden
- Mountain.other_name
- Skarstind (unofficial)
- Mountain.photo
- Skarstind.JPG
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Eastern wall of Skarstind (August 2005)
- Mountain.mapframe
- yes
- Mountain.mapframe zoom
- 9
- Mountain.mapframe wikidata
- yes
- Mountain.mapframe caption
- Interactive map of the mountain
- Mountain.location
- Innlandet, Norway
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 2373
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 276
- Mountain.isolation_km
- 2.3
- Mountain.range
- Jotunheimen
- Mountain.parent_peak
- Galdhøpiggen
- Mountain.first_ascent
- 1884 (Severin Wleugel, Sig. Thor, Oskar Kristiansen)
- Mountain.easiest_route
- Hiking
- Mountain.listing
- 5 in Norway
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Skardstinden is a prominent part of the Galdhøpiggen mountain range in northwestern Jotunheimen, Norway, and is the sixth highest summit in the country. The mountain has three summits, the main summit at above sea level, Nåle (the Needle) at and the small western summit at . It is located within the municipality of Lom Municipality in Innlandet county. The mountain is located on the eastern side of the Leirdalen valley, and the summit can be seen from the road along the valley floor. There are several other peaks in the vicinity, but only Galdhøpiggen, a few kilometers to the east, is higher. The mountain can be seen from most of the higher peaks in Jotunheimen and Breheimen to the northwest.
The summit was reached for the first time in 1884 by Severin Wleugel, Sig. Thor, Oskar Kristiansen. The first ascent of the two lower summits remains unknown, but it is probable that they were climbed at the same time.