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Kviltuva

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Looking south-west from Kviltuva. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

Kviltuva sits at 780 ft along the Lofoten byway, facing 210° with terrain dropping 669 ft within 600 meters of the overlook. The view spans peaks including Skjelltinden to the south-southwest at 2.3 mi (1,087 ft), Brattfloget due south at 3.1 mi (1,482 ft), Blåtinden to the south-southwest at 4.1 mi (1,905 ft), and Justadtinden, also south-southwest, at 5.7 mi (2,328 ft), the highest of the visible summits listed. To the west-southwest, at 2.8 mi, lie the archaeological excavations of Borg and the Viking Chieftain's House, with Klevstadhytta further along the same bearing at 3.6 mi. The Skjerpvatnet fugletårn viewpoint is visible to the southwest at 5.1 mi. Daylight varies sharply through the year: the March equinox brings sunrise at 06:06 and sunset at 18:20, the September equinox sunrise at 06:45 and sunset at 19:11, the June solstice brings midnight sun, and the December solstice brings polar night. Djevelporten precedes this lookout on the byway, and Skagsanden follows it.

Access
0.7 mi detour
Elevation
780 ft
View
Southwest · 210°
Relief
669 ft drop
In view
11 named features
A view towards Borge and Borge Church from a viewpoint at Slettenga, Vestvågøya, Lofoten, Norway in 2015 April.
Ximonic (Simo Räsänen) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
An observation deck / picnic deck at Slettenga, Vestvågøya, Lofoten, Norway in 2015 April.
Ximonic (Simo Räsänen) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A view towards Ytre Borgfjord and Jellvollstinden from a viewpoint at Slettenga, Vestvågøya, Lofoten, Norway in 2015 April.
Ximonic (Simo Räsänen) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Ytre Borgfjord and Fv995 road as seen from a viewpoint at Slettenga, Vestvågøya, Lofoten, Norway in 2015 April.
Ximonic (Simo Räsänen) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
An observation deck / picnic deck at Slettenga, Vestvågøya, Lofoten, Norway in 2015 April.
Ximonic (Simo Räsänen) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A view towards Hagvågen from a viewpoint at Slettenga, Vestvågøya, Lofoten, Norway in 2015 April. The mountains in the background are Krikktindan and Himmeltindan.
Ximonic (Simo Räsänen) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

What you’re looking at

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

  • Skjelltinden1,087 ftsouth-southwest · 2.3 mi
  • archaeological excavations of Borg146 ftwest-southwest · 2.8 mi
  • Viking Chieftain ’s House145 ftwest-southwest · 2.8 mi
  • Brattfloget1,482 ftsouth · 3.1 mi
  • Klevstadhytta571 ftwest-southwest · 3.6 mi
  • Blåtinden1,905 ftsouth-southwest · 4.1 mi
  • Rismålstinden1,004 ftwest · 4.9 mi
  • Kartstaven1,715 ftsouth-southwest · 4.9 mi
  • Skjerpvatnet fugletårn79 ftsouthwest · 5.1 mi
  • Eltofttuva1,148 ftwest-southwest · 5.2 mi
  • Justadtinden2,328 ftsouth-southwest · 5.7 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox06:0618:2017:05
June solsticeMidnight sun — the sun does not set
September equinox06:4519:1117:57
December solsticePolar night — the sun does not rise

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How high is Kviltuva?

Kviltuva sits at about 780 feet (238 m).

What can you see from Kviltuva?

From Kviltuva: Skjelltinden (SSW, 2.3 mi); archaeological excavations of Borg (WSW, 2.8 mi); Viking Chieftain ’s House (WSW, 2.8 mi); Brattfloget (S, 3.1 mi).

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