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Hjelmsøysandfjorden naturreservat

Hjelmsøysandfjorden naturreservat from directly overhead

Hjelmsøysandfjorden naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Nipfjellet stands 393 m to the south-southwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Hjelmsøya naturreservat, a nature reserve 1.8 miles away. Havøysund passes 7.8 miles off. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1991-12-20

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Finnmark

How to reach it

Coordinates71.10002, 24.80134

46 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 28
  • Hompen: 7.3 mi
  • Gavlen: 7.8 mi
  • Nipfjellet: 9.4 mi
  • Stauren: 11.8 mi
  • Stukan: 12.4 mi
Artworks: 4
Museums: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Svartfossen: 17.9 mi
  • Báhpagorži: 23.1 mi
  • Fossen: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 2
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
NipfjelletSSW 204°393 m9.4 mi
KolnæringenWSW 256°352 m20.2 mi
DuksfjordfjelletE 93°349 m23.9 mi
VestfjordfjelletE 86°336 m20.5 mi
JalgavárriE 84°332 m20.3 mi
DavvenjárgaENE 79°321.2 m21.8 mi
Stor-KappaENE 78°307 m22.6 mi
DuaWSW 254°305 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox05:2216:1117:37
June solsticeMidnight sun——
September equinox05:5917:0418:30
December solsticePolar night——

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • Ruff3 obs
  • White-tailed Eagle2 obs
  • Great Skua2 obs
  • Rock Ptarmigan1 obs
  • Black Guillemot1 obs
  • Common Tern1 obs
  • Common Eider1 obs
  • Orca1 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/230772767

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