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this overlook — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

This overlook on the Aurlandsfjellet byway sits at an elevation of 9 ft, with the surrounding land dropping only 9 ft within 600 m. Several named features surround the site: Skaffarberget rises to 972 ft about 0.4 mi south, and Sjøbergi reaches 729 ft roughly 0.5 mi north. To the west-northwest, Urasanden coast lies 0.5 mi away at 133 ft, with Raudberg further along at 338 ft, 0.6 mi out. Øyrafossen waterfall is visible 0.5 mi to the south-southeast at 1,180 ft, and Himlinghammaren stands at 350 ft, 0.6 mi to the southeast. Tråna coast appears to the northwest at 1.2 mi and 243 ft, while Illasva, the most distant feature listed, sits 1.6 mi to the east-northeast at 1,531 ft. Daylight hours vary considerably by season: on the June solstice, sunrise occurs at 03:53 and sunset at 23:12, while the December solstice sees a much shorter span, from 09:44 to 15:14. The equinoxes fall closer to twelve-hour daylight periods, with March sunrise at 06:33 and September sunset at 19:33. The previous lookout along this route is Stegastein.

Access
0.4 mi detour
Elevation
9 ft
Relief
9 ft drop
In view
8 named features
Scenic overlook
Bjørn Erik Pedersen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Scenic overlook
Bjørn Erik Pedersen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Scenic overlook
Bjørn Erik Pedersen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Scenic overlook
Bjørn Erik Pedersen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Scenic overlook
Bjørn Erik Pedersen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Scenic overlook
Bjørn Erik Pedersen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain around this overlook, nearest first. No view direction is recorded, so every bearing is listed.

  • Skaffarberget972 ftsouth · 0.4 mi
  • Urasanden133 ftwest-northwest · 0.5 mi
  • Sjøbergi729 ftnorth · 0.5 mi
  • Øyrafossen1,180 ftsouth-southeast · 0.5 mi
  • Raudberg338 ftwest-northwest · 0.6 mi
  • Himlinghammaren350 ftsoutheast · 0.6 mi
  • Tråna243 ftnorthwest · 1.2 mi
  • Illasva1,531 fteast-northeast · 1.6 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox06:3318:4417:47
June solstice03:5323:1221:46
September equinox07:1419:3318:37
December solstice09:4415:14

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This overlook sits at about 9 feet (3 m).

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From This overlook: Skaffarberget (S, 0.4 mi); Urasanden (WNW, 0.5 mi); Sjøbergi (N, 0.5 mi); Øyrafossen (SSE, 0.5 mi).

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