Nature reserve · Norway
Galtsjøen naturreservat
Galtsjøen naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 647 m. Midtre Sølen stands 1,755 m to the west, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Isterfossen, a waterfall 1.2 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1981-12-18
What to expect
- Operated by
- Statsforvalteren i Hedmark
How to reach it
Coordinates61.89577, 11.75896
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Galtåsen: 2.2 mi
- Sørbårn: 4.1 mi
- Vardfjellet: 4.5 mi
- Bottølen: 5.4 mi
- Rokampen: 5.6 mi
Nature reserves: 17
- Bjørnberga og Isteren naturreservat: 7.0 mi
- Volaberget og Kvemskjølen naturreservat: 10.3 mi
- Sagbekkskåra naturreservat: 10.4 mi
- Lille Sølensjø naturreservat: 10.7 mi
- Kvisleflået og Hovdlia naturreservat: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Isterfossen: 1.2 mi
- Steenstrømmen: 2.8 mi
- Gløtfossen: 3.6 mi
- Viksæterfossen: 5.3 mi
- Fløtfossen: 8.6 mi
Museums: 4
- Vestre Sorken gårdmuseum: 7.9 mi
- Blokkodden Villmarksmuseum: 8.6 mi
- Besøkssenter nasjalpark Femundsmarka Gutulia: 19.6 mi
- Rendalen Bygdemuseum: 22.1 mi
Attractions: 4
- Gjotsætra: 18.4 mi
- Langsjøsætra: 19.0 mi
- Rosemaries kilde: 21.5 mi
- Heinkel He.111H-4 (1H+CK): 24.0 mi
Springs: 3
- Sagbekkbørte: 11.6 mi
- Sagbekkbørte: 11.6 mi
- Langrøstkjølla: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Svalåsen rasteplass: 6.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Galtsjøen naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midtre Sølen | W 264° | 1,755 m | 7.9 mi |
| Søre Sølen | WSW 259° | 1,688 m | 9.2 mi |
| Gloføkkampen | NNW 337° | 1,327 m | 16.4 mi |
| Kverninghøgda | WNW 290° | 1,275 m | 16.0 mi |
| Bakolaskarven | NNW 334° | 1,274 m | 17.6 mi |
| Marsfjellet | WNW 288° | 1,228 m | 14.7 mi |
| Tannvola | W 274° | 1,225 m | 11.4 mi |
| Tverrfjellet | SSE 161° | 1,209 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:16 | 17:28 | 18:27 |
| June solstice | 03:25 | 21:34 | 23:06 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:18 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 09:36 | — | 14:47 |
Local time (Europe/Stockholm).
- Whooper Swan1 obs
- Red-breasted Merganser1 obs
- White-throated Dipper1 obs
- White Wagtail1 obs
- Caribou1 obs
- Scarce Copper1 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/995843115
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