Nature reserve · Norway
Kjerkvatnet naturreservat
Kjerkvatnet naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Skjomtinden stands 1,575 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Skardsfjellet, a peak 1.3 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1997-12-19
What to expect
- Operated by
- Statsforvalteren i Nordland
How to reach it
Coordinates68.46419, 16.65411
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Skardsfjellet: 1.3 mi
- Liakollen: 2.6 mi
- Kvantokollen: 3.2 mi
- Vetten: 4.8 mi
- Snaufjellet: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 40
- Evenestangen fort: 1.6 mi
- Kjeldneset kystfort: 2.9 mi
- Ramnes kystfort: 3.9 mi
- Forholten kystfort: 6.4 mi
- Evenskjer kirkegård: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 40
- Kjerkhaugfossen: 2.6 mi
- Lássegorži - Larsefossen: 5.1 mi
- Furuhaugfossen: 5.2 mi
- Kvitforsen: 6.0 mi
- Brattfossen: 6.1 mi
Nature reserves: 19
- Nautå naturreservat: 2.5 mi
- Tennvatn naturreservat: 4.2 mi
- Storberget naturreservat: 5.6 mi
- Fjelldalslia naturreservat: 6.0 mi
- Fuglevasslia naturreservat: 7.6 mi
Museums: 15
- Tjeldsund museum: 8.4 mi
- Várdobáiki muséum: 8.5 mi
- Ballangen museum: 10.0 mi
- Steinsland klyngetun: 10.6 mi
- Sandtorg bygdetun: 15.5 mi
Artworks: 15
- Media Thule: 9.8 mi
- Fred er løfte om fremtid: 19.7 mi
- The Passenger: 19.7 mi
- Vannbæreren: 22.9 mi
- Svømmepiken: 23.2 mi
Parks: 14
- Isbadestranda: 8.7 mi
- Kirkeparken: 18.7 mi
- rønningstomta: 19.6 mi
- Parkhalltaket: 19.7 mi
- Valhallaparken: 19.7 mi
Attractions: 9
- Steinkirka - Skulpturlandskap Nordland (Evenes): 1.6 mi
- Martinstollen: 9.9 mi
- Skulpturlandskap Nordland (Skånland): 12.9 mi
- Det gamle posthuset: 19.7 mi
- Narvik: 19.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Kråkhola: 17.8 mi
- Pålberget: 22.2 mi
- Skjellhågen: 22.8 mi
- Åsen: 22.8 mi
- Perhågen: 22.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Hestkilda: 3.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Ramnfløya: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 1
- Tjeldnesbukta: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Kjerkvatnet naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skjomtinden | ESE 115° | 1,575 m | 19.7 mi |
| Skittendalstinden | NE 44° | 1,306 m | 11.0 mi |
| Rånkeipen | SE 128° | 1,200 m | 13.8 mi |
| Sætertinden | NW 319° | 1,095 m | 11.2 mi |
| Strandtinden | W 280° | 1,076 m | 16.0 mi |
| Niingen | NE 54° | 1,073 m | 11.2 mi |
| Trollfjellet | W 276° | 1,010 m | 9.6 mi |
| Jotind | WNW 287° | 984 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 05:55 | 16:53 | 18:08 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 17:45 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | Polar night | — | — |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
- Common Gull1 obs
- Common Ringed Plover1 obs
- Red-breasted Merganser1 obs
- bird's-foot trefoil1 obs
- tansy1 obs
- colt's-foot1 obs
- Knotted Wrack1 obs
- Dark-red Helleborine1 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/303317181
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