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Pyramiden sign

Pyramiden sign from directly overhead

Pyramiden sign is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. Bikkja stands 1,111 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Арктиуголь Шпицберген, a historic site 0.4 miles away. 35 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

The story

former Russian settlement on Svalbard

Dates from 1910.

Wikidata Q845396, matched on coordinates and name (517 m apart).

What the record says

Height
20 m

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates78.65427, 16.34671

35 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
  • Pyramiden: 1.4 mi
  • Yggdrasilkampen: 2.5 mi
  • Reuterskiöldfjellet: 2.9 mi
  • Mumien: 3.2 mi
  • 877 м: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 3
Waterfalls: 2
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pyramiden sign. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BikkjaESE 113°1,111 m21.1 mi
SætherfjelletNNW 340°1,036 m5.8 mi
FlaskaESE 116°1,023 m21.7 mi
KilenNNW 333°1,000 m7.0 mi
KonusenSSW 196°988 m24.4 mi
KnorringfjelletS 187°948 m24.5 mi
PyramidenN 1°939 m1.4 mi
LangtunafjellaESE 121°933 m19.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox05:5115:4918:15
June solsticeMidnight sun——
September equinox06:2316:4919:13
December solsticePolar night——

Local time (Arctic/Longyearbyen).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6955534662

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