Cliff · Norway
Hovedveggen
Hovedveggen is a cliff, at a modelled elevation of 238 m. Bynuten stands 671 m to the northeast, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Rosshammaren, a peak 0.4 miles away. Ryfylke passes 16 miles off.
Grade: 7+ to 9
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates58.83129, 6.03540
Overlooks nearby
- Topphøna · 17 mi
- Hanaberget · 19 mi
- Kvassheim havn · 24 mi
- Lauvåsen · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Rosshammaren: 0.4 mi
- Heltanuten: 0.6 mi
- Kvelvane: 0.8 mi
- Middalshammaren: 0.8 mi
- Toberget: 1.3 mi
Parks
- Tursti: 0.8 mi
- Grinda Parken: 7.3 mi
- Klatreplassen: 8.4 mi
- Kvitlånsmarka: 8.4 mi
- Møteplassen: 8.5 mi
Cliffs
- Gullveggen: 2.3 mi
- Vest-veggen: 2.3 mi
- Øvre Gullsva: 2.4 mi
- Gullskrenten: 2.4 mi
- Nedre Gullsva: 2.4 mi
Museums: 60
- Forsand bygdemuseum: 5.2 mi
- Sjøhuset i Bergevik: 5.6 mi
- Limagarden: 6.7 mi
- Kverna i Frøylandsbekken: 8.9 mi
- Riska histore- og museumslag: 9.2 mi
Historic sites
- Minne om de falne: 5.4 mi
- Gurfabrikken: 6.8 mi
- Gurfabrikken: 6.8 mi
- Dynamitthuset: 7.0 mi
- Drukningsulukka: 7.2 mi
Artworks
- Gramstadbåten: 9.3 mi
- Ulvemoren: 9.8 mi
- Ulvane: 9.9 mi
- Ulvane: 9.9 mi
- Ulvane: 10.1 mi
Nature reserves: 53
- Ragstjørna naturreservat: 1.4 mi
- Foreknuten naturreservat: 2.9 mi
- Viermyr naturreservat: 4.3 mi
- Lauvikholmen naturreservat: 7.1 mi
- Kydlesvatnet naturreservat: 7.2 mi
Attractions: 46
- OLTEDAL sign: 0.4 mi
- Uburhedlaren: 1.4 mi
- Gruver: 4.6 mi
- Grinda Vannverk: 7.6 mi
- Steinsplitten: 7.6 mi
Waterfalls: 29
- Fossen: 3.1 mi
- Migaren: 9.1 mi
- Migaren: 9.8 mi
- Espelandsfossen: 10.5 mi
- Kustifossen: 10.6 mi
Beaches: 21
- Ersvik standsund: 6.8 mi
- Hogstadvika: 7.4 mi
- Perlå: 8.0 mi
- Lutsistanda: 8.3 mi
- Steinstranda: 8.4 mi
Picnic sites: 14
- Nodhagen: 6.7 mi
- Grindavatnet: 7.3 mi
- Marahålå: 7.7 mi
- Ålgård: 8.0 mi
- Steinberget: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 5
- Takhagen: 11.4 mi
- Geografisk hage: 14.0 mi
- Stavanger Botanisk Hage: 14.1 mi
- Urtehagen: 14.1 mi
- Staudehagen: 14.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Groom-brønnen: 14.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 4.6 miles of Hovedveggen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bynuten | NE 47° | 671 m | 1.8 mi |
| Hjelmalifjellet | SE 139° | 655 m | 2.5 mi |
| Vølstadnutane | SSE 147° | 635 m | 1.9 mi |
| Kyrkjestadfjellet | ESE 119° | 634 m | 2.3 mi |
| Serifjellet | NE 36° | 598 m | 2.5 mi |
| Selvigstakken | NE 39° | 597 m | 2.7 mi |
| Kvelvane | NNE 20° | 572 m | 0.8 mi |
| Stora Hågå | SE 134° | 561 m | 1.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 17:56 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 04:25 | 21:37 | 22:52 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:46 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 09:28 | 13:57 | 15:41 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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