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Forfjorden naturreservat

Forfjorden naturreservat from directly overhead

Forfjorden naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Middagstinden stands 961 m to the south, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Forfjorddalen naturreservat, a nature reserve 1.8 miles away. Andøya passes 14 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2002-12-06

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Nordland

How to reach it

Coordinates68.81645, 15.66101

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Innerheii: 2.2 mi
  • Reinstavtinden: 3.6 mi
  • Rismoltuva: 3.7 mi
  • Durmalstinden: 4.2 mi
  • Buksnesfjellet: 6.5 mi
Waterfalls: 21
  • Bjørnfossen: 6.4 mi
  • Høgfossen: 10.2 mi
  • Storfossen: 10.9 mi
  • Skinnforsen: 13.9 mi
  • Storfossen: 14.0 mi
Historic sites: 20
Museums: 16
Artworks: 12
Parks: 11
  • Frydenlundparken: 10.6 mi
  • Frydenlundparken: 10.6 mi
  • Table bench: 13.4 mi
  • Table bench: 13.5 mi
  • Havneparken: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 7
Cliffs: 7
  • Hushammarn: 12.9 mi
  • Perhågen: 15.8 mi
  • Skinnhallarn: 15.9 mi
  • Åsen: 16.0 mi
  • Skjellhågen: 16.2 mi
Beaches: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Ramnfløya: 22.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Forfjorden naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MiddagstindenS 172°961 m10.1 mi
SkjelltindanSE 126°923 m9.3 mi
HorntindanSE 126°910 m13.4 mi
StoråstindenSE 130°848 m9.6 mi
StortindenSE 140°815 m9.9 mi
KvalsauktindenSSW 200°767 m7.6 mi
SnøkollaW 278°763 m11.8 mi
NattmålstindenSSE 157°752 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox05:5916:5618:12
June solsticeMidnight sun——
September equinox06:3817:4819:04
December solsticePolar night——

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • European goldenrod2 obs
  • alpine bistort2 obs
  • cloudberry2 obs
  • Eurasian Curlew1 obs
  • Common Sandpiper1 obs
  • Red-breasted Merganser1 obs
  • Caribou1 obs
  • Red Admiral1 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/696009961

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