Nature reserve · Norway
Balteskardvatnet naturreservat
Balteskardvatnet naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 114 m. Skittendalstinden stands 1,306 m to the south, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Hesjestrandfossen, a waterfall 0.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2000-12-21
What to expect
- Operated by
- Statsforvalteren i Troms og Finnmark
How to reach it
Coordinates68.66081, 16.99747
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Svellen: 2.8 mi
- Novafjellet: 5.4 mi
- Skittendalstinden: 5.8 mi
- Sandfjellet: 6.3 mi
- Niingen: 7.1 mi
Waterfalls: 41
- Hesjestrandfossen: 0.2 mi
- Kistefossen: 0.5 mi
- Blomdalfossen: 1.5 mi
- Baikalággorži: 5.7 mi
- Vilgesvárgorži: 6.5 mi
Historic sites: 41
- Evenskjer kirkegård: 11.8 mi
- Rolla kystfort: 14.1 mi
- Narvik 1940: 14.5 mi
- Isak Shotland: 15.0 mi
- Harry Simon Shotland: 15.0 mi
Museums: 20
- Helleren kraftstasjon: 5.4 mi
- Steinsland klyngetun: 11.0 mi
- Nordnorsk fartøyvernsenter: 11.8 mi
- Sandtorg bygdetun: 11.9 mi
- Várdobáiki muséum: 12.0 mi
Artworks: 16
- Morgans Skip: 9.3 mi
- Fredsmonumentet: 14.9 mi
- Carl Gustav Fleischer: 14.9 mi
- Himmelen: 14.9 mi
- Rikard Kaarbø: 14.9 mi
Nature reserves: 14
- Dyngeneset naturreservat: 7.8 mi
- Kvannesvatn naturreservat: 10.6 mi
- Store Tømmervika naturreservat: 11.1 mi
- Tennvatn naturreservat: 12.3 mi
- Lomtjønnmyran naturreservat: 13.0 mi
Parks: 14
- Isbadestranda: 11.9 mi
- Generalhagen: 14.9 mi
- Svalbardparken: 15.0 mi
- Folkeparken: 15.5 mi
- rønningstomta: 18.6 mi
Attractions: 12
- Skulpturlandskap Nordland (Skånland): 8.2 mi
- Sol- og vindhuset: 15.5 mi
- Trondenes kirke: 15.6 mi
- Adolfkanonen: 15.8 mi
- Adolfkanonen: 15.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Ramnfløya: 14.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Hestkilda: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Balteskardvatnet naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skittendalstinden | S 191° | 1,306 m | 5.8 mi |
| Langlitinden | NE 34° | 1,276 m | 17.3 mi |
| Snøtinden | NNE 32° | 1,215 m | 14.4 mi |
| Snøtinden | NNE 32° | 1,215 m | 14.4 mi |
| Årsteinhornet | E 79° | 1,193 m | 16.2 mi |
| Aarbostadtinden | NNE 27° | 1,179 m | 19.2 mi |
| Vasskartinden | NNE 27° | 1,140 m | 17.1 mi |
| Åtinden | NNE 23° | 1,108 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 05:54 | 16:51 | 18:07 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 17:43 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | Polar night | — | — |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
- Violet ground beetle1 obs
- Atlantic Halibut1 obs
- smooth ground beetle1 obs
- alpine bistort1 obs
- Saddleback Harvestman1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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