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Ekkerøya naturreservat

Ekkerøya naturreservat from directly overhead

Ekkerøya naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Bealjáidčearru stands 634 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Fuglefjellet Floget, a cliff 0.3 miles away. Varanger passes 1.5 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 18 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1983-01-28

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Finnmark

How to reach it

Coordinates70.07376, 30.14363

Overlooks nearby

66 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 18
  • Steinfjellet: 10.6 mi
  • Devja: 13.0 mi
  • Falkfjellet - Gielas: 13.1 mi
  • 345: 15.0 mi
  • Trondheimshøgda: 15.6 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Ekkerøy fort: 0.7 mi
  • Innvandrermonumentet: 9.3 mi
  • Kvalneset fort: 12.1 mi
  • Bugøen fort: 13.3 mi
  • Kjelmø fort: 13.4 mi
Museums: 14
  • Kjeldsenbruket: 1.1 mi
  • Tuomainengården: 8.8 mi
  • Esbensengården: 8.9 mi
  • Vadsøya naturpark: 9.0 mi
  • Finnmarksbiblioteket: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Fossen: 6.3 mi
  • Hengebrofossen: 6.8 mi
  • Falkorfossen: 7.5 mi
  • Lillefossen: 7.8 mi
  • Skallelvporten: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Kulefamilien: 9.0 mi
  • I Galleri: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Fuglefjellet Floget: 0.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Могильник старых двигателей / Cemetery of old combustion engines (visible at low tide): 9.2 mi
Parks: 1
  • Skogsholmjordet: 9.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Vestersand: 13.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BealjáidčearruNNW 330°634 m22.7 mi
Skipskølen - BealjáidčearruNNW 328°596 m24.7 mi
KjøltindanNNW 332°591 m20.0 mi
Falkfjellet - GielasNNW 328°545 m13.1 mi
UhcitNNW 343°528 m17.4 mi
GáranascohkkaWSW 242°497 m18.6 mi
GaskkamusNNW 347°489 m16.9 mi
RavntindenWSW 249°468 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox05:0115:5317:15
June solsticeMidnight sun——
September equinox05:3916:4618:07
December solsticePolar night——

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • Parasitic Jaeger49 obs
  • Black Guillemot39 obs
  • Northern Wheatear28 obs
  • Arctic Tern22 obs
  • European Shag22 obs
  • Common Ringed Plover21 obs
  • White-tailed Eagle21 obs
  • Purple Sandpiper20 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/230772195

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