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Jonahornet

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Looking north-west from Jonahornet. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

Jonahornet sits at 1,378 feet along the Hardanger byway, with the land dropping 844 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. The view faces 330°, taking in terrain to the northwest and west. Vangdalsberget naturreservat lies closest, 3.3 miles west-northwest at 596 feet. Beyond it, a series of peaks range from Vasahaugen, Hovda, and Hagardhaugen at roughly 1,270 to 1,275 feet, out to Skyrausa/Slåttenuten, Skutesnos, Mjølausa, and Hellerfjellet between 2,174 and 2,392 feet, all within 5 to 5.5 miles. Farther west, Tørvikenuten and Vesoldo reach 3,346 and 3,415 feet at distances of 5.5 and 6.0 miles. Daylight hours vary through the year: sunrise at 04:08 and sunset at 23:07 near the June solstice, compared with sunrise at 09:41 and sunset at 15:27 near the December solstice, with the equinoxes falling between these extremes. The next stop along the byway is a scenic overlook.

Access
0.5 mi detour
Elevation
1,378 ft
View
Northwest · 330°
Relief
844 ft drop
In view
10 named features
Jondal, Norway
Sberla_ · CC BY 2.0 · source
Jondal, Hardanger, Hordaland, Norway
trolvag · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Jondal
trolvag · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Nye Haugafossen kraftverk
PeltonMan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.

  • Vangdalsberget naturreservat596 ftwest-northwest · 3.3 mi
  • Vasahaugen1,275 ftwest-northwest · 4.5 mi
  • Hovda1,270 ftwest-northwest · 4.7 mi
  • Hagardhaugen1,275 ftwest-northwest · 4.8 mi
  • Skyrausa/Slåttenuten2,392 ftwest-northwest · 5.1 mi
  • Skutesnos2,174 ftnorthwest · 5.2 mi
  • Mjølausa2,284 ftwest-northwest · 5.3 mi
  • Hellerfjellet2,275 ftwest-northwest · 5.4 mi
  • Tørvikenuten3,346 ftwest · 5.5 mi
  • Vesoldo3,415 ftwest · 6.0 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox06:3818:4817:53
June solstice04:0823:0721:45
September equinox07:1919:3818:43
December solstice09:4115:2713:06

Local time (Europe/Oslo). Computed for this exact position.

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How high is Jonahornet?

Jonahornet sits at about 1,378 feet (420 m).

What can you see from Jonahornet?

From Jonahornet: Vangdalsberget naturreservat (WNW, 3.3 mi); Vasahaugen (WNW, 4.5 mi); Hovda (WNW, 4.7 mi); Hagardhaugen (WNW, 4.8 mi).

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