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Kyrkjinøse 1308m, 12/2 2014








  Kyrkjinøse is at Filefjell, just north of the village Kyrkjestølane. You can stop
  along the E16 with just 2km and 350 altitude meters to the summit. This is a
  short and easy trek, but in my case perfect on my way home, with tired legs
  from my longer trip yesterday.
  The starting point is at 960m. Here is a picture looking back to Kyrkjestølane,
  just a short way up the slope.






  The trail leads to a saddlepoint to the right of the peak. From the other side the
  climb to the summit is easier
.
  Almost at the saddlepoint, now on 1125m. The wind is strong, as the drifting
 snow indicates. Small cairns are visible above the snow
.






   The slope leading towards the summit ins't that steep from the other side.    But, as I mentioned, the wind is strong today. This picture is from around 1200m.





   Almost at the summit. I need a little more than one hour to get here with my
   snowshoes
.
   To the east is Støgonøse, 1439m.





   The summit cairn at Kyrkjinøse. Here is a look to the south.    This picture is looking to the north. Everything is white, and the sunlit areas are
   even whiter
.






   A look to the west. E16 is visible in the valley below. It is open for traffic today,
   but the road over Hemsedal is only avaliable in convoys because of the bad
   weather contitions. The clouds shape dramatic formations, probably to a large
   part because of waves over the hills. And yeah, it was cold up here...
 


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