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Grimstadvatn naturreservat

Grimstadvatn naturreservat from directly overhead

Grimstadvatn naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Grøthornet stands 1,045 m to the south-southeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Melshornet, a peak 1.4 miles away.

What the record says

Built
1983-12-16

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Møre og Romsdal

How to reach it

Coordinates62.35482, 5.98430

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Melshornet: 1.4 mi
  • Melshorn: 1.5 mi
  • Skafjellet: 1.6 mi
  • Hovdenakken: 1.6 mi
  • Holstadhornet: 1.7 mi
Waterfalls: 44
  • Fossane: 2.2 mi
  • Ljøsafossen: 6.7 mi
  • Geitafossen: 6.9 mi
  • Skorgefossen: 7.9 mi
  • Kviefossen: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 40
  • russisk fangeleir: 4.4 mi
  • Kvitnes kystfort: 4.5 mi
  • Kvitneset: 4.6 mi
  • Ulstein kirke (ruin): 5.3 mi
  • Tueneset kystfort: 7.9 mi
Museums: 19
Artworks: 11
Beaches: 10
Parks: 6
  • Museumsparken: 9.8 mi
  • Byparken: 10.0 mi
  • Brusdalshagen: 10.1 mi
  • Hamneparken: 11.7 mi
  • Kanalparken: 14.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Attractions: 3
  • ingrids Glassverksted: 9.7 mi
  • Brudeegget: 9.8 mi
  • Hjørundfjorden: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Grimstadvatn naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
GrøthornetSSE 163°1,045 m6.8 mi
LiahornetS 170°1,036 m6.5 mi
BergehornetSSE 156°1,024 m5.9 mi
StabbenSSE 161°1,018 m8.1 mi
HyninganeSSE 162°1,018 m8.4 mi
GrøthornetSE 125°1,013 m7.8 mi
VardehornetESE 123°986 m6.3 mi
MasdalhornetESE 107°977 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3917:5118:50
June solstice03:4022:0123:37
September equinox07:2018:4119:40
December solstice10:05—15:05

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • Mallard2 obs
  • Yorkshire fog2 obs
  • Knotted Wrack2 obs
  • Corn Crake1 obs
  • Eurasian Curlew1 obs
  • Common Gull1 obs
  • Great Black-backed Gull1 obs
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull1 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/691021866

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