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Gjesværstappan naturreservat

Gjesværstappan naturreservat from directly overhead

Gjesværstappan naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 90 m. Nipfjellet stands 393 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Stukan, a peak 0.6 miles away. 52 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1983-01-28

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Finnmark

How to reach it

Coordinates71.13869, 25.34299

52 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 31
  • Stukan: 0.6 mi
  • Stauren: 0.8 mi
  • Tunestinden: 4.4 mi
  • Gap-haugen: 4.9 mi
  • Njálbmenjárga: 6.2 mi
Artworks: 5
Historic sites: 5
Museums: 4
Nature reserves: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Fossen: 15.0 mi
  • Svartfossen: 22.1 mi
  • Báhpagorži: 24.4 mi
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
NipfjelletSW 235°393 m19.6 mi
DuksfjordfjelletESE 108°349 m12.4 mi
Store BøraSSE 162°344 m24.4 mi
VestfjordfjelletE 99°336 m8.4 mi
JalgavárriE 95°332 m8.2 mi
DavvenjárgaE 81°321.2 m9.4 mi
Stor-KappaE 80°307 m10.2 mi
Lille BøraSSE 160°303 m24.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox05:2016:0817:34
June solsticeMidnight sun——
September equinox05:5717:0218:27
December solsticePolar night——

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • Northern Gannet33 obs
  • White-tailed Eagle32 obs
  • European Shag27 obs
  • Grey Seal15 obs
  • Atlantic Puffin10 obs
  • Black Guillemot7 obs
  • Great Cormorant6 obs
  • Common Merganser4 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/230772765

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