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Looking north from this overlook. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

This overlook sits at 868 ft along the Ryfylke byway, facing due north, with terrain dropping 191 ft within 600 m of the site. Hauske Rasteplass lies north-northwest at 1.0 mi and 473 ft, the closest feature in view. Further north-northwest, Svidkoll rises to 1,579 ft at 5.5 mi, with Bandåsen (1,643 ft) beyond it at 7.3 mi. To the northeast and north-northeast, several peaks are visible: Øksnafjellet at 2,464 ft (6.0 mi), Valafjellet at 2,296 ft (7.0 mi), and Røssenibben at 2,319 ft (7.4 mi). Stølskleivå, a viewpoint at 1,033 ft, sits north-northeast at 6.2 mi, and Fossfossen, a waterfall at 1,107 ft, is visible in the same direction at 6.4 mi. Daylight varies by season: sunrise runs from 04:21 at the June solstice to 09:31 at the December solstice, with sunset ranging from 22:55 in June to 15:38 in December. The previous lookout on the byway is another Scenic overlook, and the next is Topphøna.

Access
On the byway
Elevation
868 ft
View
North · 0°
Relief
191 ft drop
In view
8 named features
Asterias rubens Linnaeus, 1758 Coordinate uncertainty in metres 10 Country or area Norway Country code NO County Rogaland Decimal latitude 59.198617 Decimal longitude 6.098276 Geodetic datum WGS84 Georeference remarks None Locality Moldfallet NR, Moldfall, Hjelmeland, Ro
Hoem S A (2018). Norwegian Species Observation Service. Version 3.30. The Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre (NBIC). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/zjbzel accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-12-17. https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/1890303950 · CC BY 4.0 · source

What you’re looking at

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

  • Hauske Rasteplass473 ftnorth-northwest · 1.0 mi
  • Svidkoll1,579 ftnorth-northwest · 5.5 mi
  • Øksnafjellet2,464 ftnortheast · 6.0 mi
  • Stølskleivå1,033 ftnorth-northeast · 6.2 mi
  • Fossfossen1,107 ftnorth-northeast · 6.4 mi
  • Valafjellet2,296 ftnorth-northeast · 7.0 mi
  • Bandåsen1,643 ftnorth-northwest · 7.3 mi
  • Røssenibben2,319 ftnorth-northeast · 7.4 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox06:3918:4917:55
June solstice04:2122:5521:39
September equinox07:2019:3818:45
December solstice09:3115:3813:47

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How high is This overlook?

This overlook sits at about 868 feet (265 m).

What can you see from This overlook?

From This overlook: Hauske Rasteplass (NNW, 1.0 mi); Svidkoll (NNW, 5.5 mi); Øksnafjellet (NE, 6.0 mi); Stølskleivå (NNE, 6.2 mi).

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Topphøna is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after This overlook.

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