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Hovdefjell naturreservat

Hovdefjell naturreservat from directly overhead

Hovdefjell naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 478 m. Åmlandsnapen stands 735 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Hovdefjell, a peak 0.3 miles away.

What the record says

Built
2020-06-23

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Agder

How to reach it

Coordinates58.70018, 8.65489

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Hovdefjell: 0.3 mi
  • Slettåsheia: 5.0 mi
  • Eikeliknuten: 5.4 mi
  • Jomås: 5.4 mi
  • Besteliheia: 5.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Kringleås: 1.0 mi
  • Øygarden: 1.0 mi
  • Liansvollen: 1.0 mi
  • Øygarden: 1.2 mi
  • Venli: 1.3 mi
Waterfalls
  • Brufoss: 1.8 mi
  • Klovfoss: 1.9 mi
  • Nelaugfossen: 3.0 mi
  • Lillefoss: 3.3 mi
  • Suplandsfoss: 3.4 mi
Beaches: 35
Museums: 31
  • Elvarheim museum: 7.8 mi
  • Næs Jernverksmuseum: 8.6 mi
  • Solberggruva: 9.6 mi
  • Holt skolemuseum: 9.8 mi
  • Angelstad gård (Østre Angelstad): 10.3 mi
Parks: 17
Cliffs: 17
  • Gloserhei gruve: 11.6 mi
  • Skjæringa: 14.1 mi
  • Skjæringa: 14.1 mi
  • Homborsundfallet: 16.7 mi
  • Toredalsfjellet: 17.2 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Bygdeborg: 13.8 mi
  • Gravhaug: 15.3 mi
  • Bjørnehi: 15.6 mi
  • Gravhaug: 15.9 mi
  • Allmannavegen: 16.3 mi
Artworks: 11
Picnic sites: 1
  • Tvedestrand: 10.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Rådhushagen: 21.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Hovdefjell naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ÅmlandsnapenNW 316°735 m17.1 mi
SolhomfjellNNE 13°659 m18.4 mi
HavrefjellN 8°638 m15.6 mi
HovdefjellNNE 27°525 m0.3 mi
ValefjellN 351°520 m15.4 mi
NettenNNW 348°514 m16.1 mi
DjupmyrknattenNNW 341°502 m12.3 mi
TrogfjellNW 309°492 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2917:4618:39
June solstice04:1621:2622:40
September equinox07:1018:3519:28
December solstice09:1613:4915:32

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • European Common Frog1 obs
  • bladder campion1 obs
  • Lingonberry1 obs
  • interrupted clubmoss1 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/996720038

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