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Klukkshaug

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Looking north-east from Klukkshaug. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

Klukkshaug sits at 1,604 ft on the Gaularfjellet byway, facing 30°, with land dropping 1,430 ft within 600 m of the overlook. Orrabenken viewpoint lies just 0.3 mi east at 1,253 ft, while Lunde arboretum is visible 1.6 mi to the east-northeast at 99 ft. Farther out, Storholten peak rises 4.5 mi east-northeast at 3,316 ft, and Kvinnefossen waterfall sits 4.7 mi east at 903 ft. Harevollnipa peak, at 4,538 ft, is visible 7.7 mi to the north-northeast. Day length varies considerably by season: on the June solstice, sunrise is at 03:55 and sunset at 23:18, while on the December solstice sunrise is at 09:49 and sunset at 15:16. The equinoxes fall closer to a 12-hour split, with sunrise around 06:37–07:18 and sunset around 18:48–19:37. Orrabenken is the previous lookout along the route, and Buråsi follows next.

Access
0.4 mi detour
Elevation
1,604 ft
View
Northeast · 30°
Relief
1,430 ft drop
In view
5 named features
Typical Balestrand view on the summit day
Guttorm Flatabø from Sogndal, Norway · CC BY 2.0 · source
Interior of St. Olaf´s Church in Balestrand, Norway.
rommy ghaly from Stockholm, Sweden · CC BY 2.0 · source
Balestrand
GuoJunjun · CC BY-SA 3.0 no · source
Balestrand
GuoJunjun · CC BY-SA 3.0 no · source
St. Olafs kirke er en anglikansk kirke i Balestrand i Sogn og Fjordane. Kirken som også kalles den engelske kirken ble bygd i 1897, som en stavkirkeetterligning. Den har 95 sitteplasser.
GuoJunjun · CC BY-SA 3.0 no · source
St. Olav's Church
Martijn.Munneke from Netherlands · CC BY 2.0 · source

What you’re looking at

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

  • Orrabenken1,253 fteast · 0.3 mi
  • Lunde arboretum99 fteast-northeast · 1.6 mi
  • Storholten3,316 fteast-northeast · 4.5 mi
  • Kvinnefossen903 fteast · 4.7 mi
  • Harevollnipa4,538 ftnorth-northeast · 7.7 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox06:3718:4817:50
June solstice03:5523:1821:51
September equinox07:1819:3718:40
December solstice09:4915:16

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How high is Klukkshaug?

Klukkshaug sits at about 1,604 feet (489 m).

What can you see from Klukkshaug?

From Klukkshaug: Orrabenken (E, 0.3 mi); Lunde arboretum (ENE, 1.6 mi); Storholten (ENE, 4.5 mi); Kvinnefossen (E, 4.7 mi).

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