Attraction · Norway
Hvalskjelett
Hvalskjelett is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 24 m. Jødestadfjellet stands 330 m to the southeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Kors fra tjelta i Sola omkring år 1000, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Ryfylke passes 9.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates58.96473, 5.73251
Overlooks nearby
- Topphøna · 14 mi
- Lauvåsen · 20 mi
- Hanaberget · 22 mi
- Stølskleivå · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Kors fra tjelta i Sola omkring år 1000: 0.0 mi
- Broken Column: 0.0 mi
- Leiv Isaksen: 0.1 mi
- Leda og svanen: 0.1 mi
- Gutten og havfruen: 0.1 mi
Historic sites
- Erling Skjalgsson: 0.0 mi
- Leiv Isaksen: 0.1 mi
- Overlege Alex Cappelen: 0.1 mi
- Asbjørn Kloster: 0.2 mi
- Utvandrermonumentet: 0.2 mi
Museums
- Norsk Barnemuseum: 0.0 mi
- Stavanger Museum: 0.0 mi
- Arkeologisk museum: 0.1 mi
- Breidablikk: 0.4 mi
- Stavanger maritime museum: 0.4 mi
Parks
- Tivolifjellet: 0.2 mi
- Rektor Steens plass: 0.2 mi
- Sven Oftedals plass: 0.2 mi
- Olavkjellå: 0.3 mi
- St. Svithuns plass: 0.3 mi
Peaks
- Vålandspibå: 0.5 mi
- Storhaug: 0.6 mi
- Varden: 0.8 mi
- Gramstadhaugen: 0.9 mi
- Byhaugen: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Mosvatnet naturreservat: 0.9 mi
- Litle Marøy naturreservat: 1.9 mi
- Grannesbukta naturreservat: 3.1 mi
- Gausel naturreservat: 4.3 mi
- Horgje naturreservat: 5.1 mi
Cliffs: 58
- Tivolifjellet: 0.2 mi
- Uskjaklubben: 2.6 mi
- Håhammaren: 3.8 mi
- Sør-øst-veggen: 5.5 mi
- Gramstad: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 42
- Musikkpaviljongen: 0.3 mi
- Gamle Stavanger: 0.6 mi
- Anna af Sand: 0.7 mi
- Svanebroen: 2.3 mi
- Sverd i fjell: 2.7 mi
Beaches: 21
- Godalen: 1.1 mi
- Emmaus-stranden: 1.3 mi
- Rosenli-stranden: 1.3 mi
- Møllebukta: 2.7 mi
- Strand: 3.1 mi
Picnic sites: 15
- Tanken: 3.1 mi
- Langøy: 3.2 mi
- Hålandsvannet Leikvoll: 3.4 mi
- Hålandsvannet Håland: 3.7 mi
- Gapahuken: 5.7 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Fossane: 8.8 mi
- Kustifossen: 13.2 mi
- Storåsfoss: 13.7 mi
- Fossen: 13.7 mi
- Migaren: 16.3 mi
Gardens: 5
- Staudehagen: 2.0 mi
- Urtehagen: 2.0 mi
- Stavanger Botanisk Hage: 2.0 mi
- Geografisk hage: 2.0 mi
- Takhagen: 6.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Groom-brønnen: 0.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.4 miles of Hvalskjelett. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jødestadfjellet | SE 146° | 330 m | 4.9 mi |
| Dalsnuten | SSE 159° | 323 m | 5.3 mi |
| Sørafjellet | SSE 147° | 300 m | 4.2 mi |
| Høgafjell | SE 141° | 291 m | 4.0 mi |
| Flatafjellet | SSE 153° | 277 m | 4.5 mi |
| Flatafjellet | SSE 150° | 275 m | 4.3 mi |
| Lifjell | SSE 147° | 260 m | 3.7 mi |
| Kjerdalsfjellet | SSE 150° | 249 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 17:57 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 04:25 | 21:39 | 22:54 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:47 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 09:30 | 13:55 | 15:41 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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