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Monsterveggen

Monsterveggen, seen from above at true elevation

Monsterveggen is a cliff, at a modelled elevation of 220 m. Vinjakula stands 907 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Rygla, a peak 1.1 miles away. Jæren passes 18 miles off.

Grade: 4+ to 9

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates58.57595, 6.29517
  • 18.4 mi off the Jæren, National

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Rygla: 1.1 mi
  • Refslandsknuten: 3.2 mi
  • Store Skykula: 3.8 mi
  • Rogleheia: 4.3 mi
  • Benkjafjellet: 4.7 mi
Cliffs: 43
Waterfalls: 42
  • Verafossen: 2.8 mi
  • Øygreifossen: 3.1 mi
  • Hytlandsfossen: 6.0 mi
  • Fossane: 7.3 mi
  • Helvetesfossen: 7.9 mi
Attractions: 35
Museums: 24
  • Austrumdal gardsmuseum: 9.2 mi
  • Dalane folkemuseum: 12.1 mi
  • Lund bygdemuseum og kulturbank: 12.8 mi
  • Egersund Fayancemuseum: 13.5 mi
  • Bilstadhuset: 13.8 mi
Parks: 14
  • Dalane folkemuseum's park: 12.1 mi
  • Sykehusparken: 12.6 mi
  • Elverhøy: 13.1 mi
  • Vannbassengan: 13.1 mi
  • Granholmen: 13.4 mi
Artworks: 12
  • Losen: 13.7 mi
  • Folen: 16.0 mi
  • Erik Anker: 16.1 mi
  • Gustav Jebsen: 16.1 mi
  • Brufjell: 16.2 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Skadbergvågen Øst: 15.5 mi
  • Skadbergvågen: 15.6 mi
  • Vandringshavn: 15.9 mi
  • Indre Gyarhavn: 16.6 mi
  • Ytre Gyarhavn: 16.7 mi
Beaches: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Monsterveggen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
VinjakulaN 357°907 m12.6 mi
Store SkykulaNNE 16°906 m3.8 mi
SkarkaknutenN 10°863 m8.2 mi
GrytesheiaNNE 26°861 m10.3 mi
BrendamønetNE 52°852 m11.9 mi
HelgefjellN 356°842 m13.9 mi
LaugarknutenNNE 32°808 m10.0 mi
KalvatoknutenNE 49°804 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3817:5518:48
June solstice04:2621:3522:48
September equinox07:2018:4519:37
December solstice09:2514:0115:42

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/102374877

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