Gaustatoppen
Viewpoint · Norway
Telemark's highest peak at 1,883 m, reached by a red-marked trail from Stavsro or by tunnel and funicular blasted into the mountain in the 1950s for a NATO relay station. On clear days the summit view spans roughly a sixth of mainland Norway, with the heath and dwarf birch below the ridge flaring red as autumn arrives at altitude first.
Don’t miss
Peak: September 10–September 14
Color builds from August 27 · mostly bare by October 1
Sampled at Gaustatoppen’s own coordinates and elevation (1857 m) rather than a regional average.
Norway is sampled at 99 weather points, and that answer already agrees with 4 published peak dates from visitnorway.com and scandification.com, so nothing is added to it. Norway is running 18 days earlier than its own average this year. How the forecast works
When to go to Gaustatoppen
Good color holds through about September 21, giving you roughly 25 days from the first turn to past peak. That is about 8 days later than Norway as a whole. Height explains the gap, since this sits at 1,857 m. It sits at 1,857 m, high enough to turn before the valleys do.
Gaustatoppen on the map
Drag the date slider to see when color reaches this corner of Norway, or tap a pin for that stop’s own peak window.
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Frequently asked
- When does Gaustatoppen peak in 2026?
- Peak color is predicted for September 10–September 14 (best estimate September 12). Color starts around August 27 and is mostly bare by October 1.
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