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Skarragruvene

Skarragruvene from directly overhead

Skarragruvene is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 314 m. Holtefjell stands 704 m to the north, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Soluret, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

På 1700-tallet jaktet Kongsberg Sølvverk på drivverdige forekomster i en stadig større omkrets rundt Bergstaden. Resultatet var blant annet “Skjerpene i Skara Skov”, også kjent under navnet “Skarragruvene”, som var i drift fra 1769 til 1798.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates59.74480, 9.73251

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Soluret: 0.0 mi
  • Gjøpel: 0.1 mi
  • Gjøpel: 0.1 mi
  • Gjøpel: 0.2 mi
  • Skara pukkverk: 0.4 mi
Peaks
  • Karikollen: 0.9 mi
  • Jungerkollen: 1.2 mi
  • Storåsen: 1.5 mi
  • Frågåttåsen: 1.7 mi
  • Nedre Seteråsen: 1.9 mi
Waterfalls
  • Klarefoss: 1.4 mi
  • Galaseterfossen: 3.8 mi
  • Trollerudfoss: 5.0 mi
  • Nybrufoss: 6.1 mi
  • Grettefoss: 6.3 mi
Artworks
Parks: 57
  • Vestfossen park: 4.8 mi
  • Tråkkaparken: 6.0 mi
  • Magasinparken: 6.0 mi
  • Bjørneparken: 6.2 mi
  • Kvarten: 6.2 mi
Attractions: 53
  • Fadervår-berget: 3.7 mi
  • Smedbrua: 4.5 mi
  • Fossesholm: 4.8 mi
  • K-65: 6.2 mi
  • Steinbordet: 6.3 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Jondalsdammen: 5.3 mi
  • Rundetjern: 6.2 mi
  • Hagatjern badeplass: 11.4 mi
  • Øksne: 13.0 mi
  • Kolsjø: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Brennestupet: 7.4 mi
  • Horgenseteråsen: 10.0 mi
  • Tverråsen: 14.0 mi
  • Tverråsen: 14.1 mi
  • Tverråsen: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Springs: 2
  • Jutultønna: 16.0 mi
  • Jennys kilde: 16.1 mi
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Skarragruvene. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HoltefjellN 360°704 m5.7 mi
HolteseteråsenN 2°694 m6.7 mi
GyldenløvehaugenSW 234°683 m7.4 mi
SurtvardenNNW 344°668 m5.3 mi
HafellaNNE 17°624 m7.4 mi
RamlaN 1°617 m7.0 mi
FulsebakkåsenWSW 240°580 m7.1 mi
LangevannstoppenSW 219°497 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2417:4018:34
June solstice04:0021:2822:47
September equinox07:0518:3019:24
December solstice09:2113:1715:18

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/4266758915

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