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Hongværet / Galtholmen naturreservat

Hongværet / Galtholmen naturreservat from directly overhead

Hongværet / Galtholmen naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Burnestinden stands 692 m to the northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Rambergåsen, a peak 1.1 miles away. Lofoten passes 14 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2002-12-06

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Nordland

How to reach it

Coordinates68.62978, 14.65491

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Rambergåsen: 1.1 mi
  • Vetten: 2.9 mi
  • Lynghaugtinden: 3.8 mi
  • Kliftra: 4.4 mi
  • Finnsæterkollen: 4.9 mi
Parks: 14
  • Torget: 7.8 mi
  • Lille Byparken: 7.9 mi
  • Melbumarka: 9.2 mi
  • Melbuparken: 9.4 mi
  • Museumsparken: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Storkmarknes kystfort: 5.1 mi
  • Dager og Netter - Sarkis (1998): 7.9 mi
  • Whale tails: 7.9 mi
  • Tarvågen: 8.7 mi
  • Melbu kystfort: 9.4 mi
Museums: 9
Waterfalls: 8
  • Storfossen: 11.2 mi
  • Storforsen: 13.7 mi
  • Skinnforsen: 14.4 mi
  • Storfossen: 16.8 mi
  • Forsen: 18.5 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Skulpturlandskap Nordland / Bruparken: 7.9 mi
  • Skipsnausthaug: 10.5 mi
  • Hadsel kirke: 10.5 mi
  • Inga Sámi Siida: 22.3 mi
Beaches: 3
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Mannen fra havet: 5.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Hongværet / Galtholmen naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BurnestindenNW 325°692 m7.4 mi
VardetindenNW 326°680 m7.2 mi
Burnestinden sørNW 325°677 m7.3 mi
SmåtindanE 85°677 m8.6 mi
Burnestinden sørvestNW 324°671 m7.4 mi
LamlitindenS 176°657 m5.4 mi
KalvdalsheiaE 87°629 m8.7 mi
MotindenSSE 147°625 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:0317:0118:16
June solsticeMidnight sun——
September equinox06:4217:5319:08
December solsticePolar night——

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • Common Gull5 obs
  • Great Cormorant1 obs
  • Great Black-backed Gull1 obs
  • Eurasian Oystercatcher1 obs
  • Grey Heron1 obs
  • White-tailed Eagle1 obs
  • Greylag Goose1 obs
  • Common Eider1 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/696003344

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