Jonsknuten

Jonsknuten
Jonsknuten seen from Storeble
Highest point
Elevation904 m (2,966 ft)
Prominence410 m (1,350 ft)
Isolation18.2 km (11.3 mi)
ListingHighest point in Kongsberg Municipality
Coordinates59°40′15″N 9°31′19″E / 59.67081°N 9.52206°E / 59.67081; 9.52206
Geography
LocationKongsberg, Buskerud, Norway

Jonsknuten is a mountain in the municipality of Kongsberg in Buskerud, Norway, and is the highest point in the municipality at 904 m (2,966 ft).

Description

Jonsknuten has a topographic prominence of 410 m (1,350 ft) and lies about 18.2 km (11.3 mi) from the nearest higher summit. About 1 km (0.62 mi) below the summit stands Knutehytta, a year-round hiking cabin built in 1929 on the initiative of the Kongsberg Sports Association; the surrounding terrain is used for skiing. A cable car runs from the end of the access road to the summit, used for maintenance of the transmission mast.

At the summit stands a 92 m (302 ft) self-supporting reinforced-concrete transmission tower, completed in 1961, which carries radio and television transmitters and a GSM base station.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Høgaste fjelltopp eller punkt i kvar kommune". Kartverket. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Høyeste fjelltopp i hver kommune". Kartverket. 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Jonsknuten". Sentralt stedsnavnregister. Kartverket. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Thorsnæs, Geir; Lauritzen, Per Roger (23 February 2026). "Jonsknuten". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 30 June 2026.