Nature reserve
Gåsvær naturreservat
Gåsvær naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Dokka stands 756 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Nipa, a peak 3.6 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1993-05-28
What to expect
- Operated by
- Statsforvalteren i Sogn og Fjordane
How to reach it
Coordinates61.17177, 4.68747
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Nipa: 3.6 mi
- Vardefjellet: 6.8 mi
- Sperrefjellet: 7.4 mi
- Sandvikfjellet: 7.5 mi
- Pollatinden: 7.5 mi
Nature reserves: 38
- Mågøyane naturreservat: 4.6 mi
- Myrbærskjera naturreservat: 7.9 mi
- Bunesholmane naturreservat: 8.0 mi
- Sørværet naturreservat: 8.1 mi
- Skardholmen naturreservat: 9.4 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Storefossen: 9.4 mi
- Fossen: 14.4 mi
- Fossane: 18.0 mi
- Kannefossen: 18.5 mi
- Brattebakkfossen: 18.5 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Lammetun kystfort: 11.1 mi
- Risnes kystfort: 14.3 mi
- Furenes kystfort: 15.1 mi
- Olaf V: 18.2 mi
- Kirkeøen kystfort: 18.4 mi
Beaches: 2
- Fjæra: 3.7 mi
- Sandvika: 15.4 mi
Artworks: 2
- Losnadragen: 13.9 mi
- Korset: 20.4 mi
Parks: 1
- Korsparken: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 1
- Kvernsteinsparken: 20.4 mi
Museums: 1
- Kvernsteinsparken: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Gåsvær naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dokka | NE 48° | 756 m | 20.7 mi |
| Brossviksåta | ESE 121° | 722 m | 18.2 mi |
| Gygrekjeften | E 89° | 710 m | 17.9 mi |
| Atloy | NE 39° | 636 m | 15.3 mi |
| Nipa | NE 42° | 588 m | 21.6 mi |
| Krakhellenipa | ESE 108° | 569 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mednipa | ESE 110° | 558 m | 10.7 mi |
| Pollatinden | SE 128° | 541 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 17:58 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 04:03 | 21:58 | 23:24 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 18:48 | 19:45 |
| December solstice | 09:56 | — | 15:24 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
- Homberg's Triton3 obs
- Amphorina farrani2 obs
- Humped Ancula Sea Slug1 obs
- Spotted Seahare1 obs
- Johnston's balloon eolis1 obs
- Polycera faeroensis1 obs
- Four-lined Polycera1 obs
- Crowned Aeolis1 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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