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Kvåsfossen naturreservat

Kvåsfossen naturreservat from directly overhead

Kvåsfossen naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. Stakksteinsliknuten stands 631 m to the north, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Kvåsfossen, a waterfall 0.2 miles away.

What the record says

Built
2017-12-01

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Agder

How to reach it

Coordinates58.26795, 7.18820

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Kvåsfossen: 0.2 mi
  • Gysfossen: 2.5 mi
  • Kromyrfossen: 3.2 mi
  • Borgefoss: 3.3 mi
  • Klamrefoss: 3.7 mi
Peaks
  • Morsfjell: 1.3 mi
  • Tjødneskarknuten: 2.8 mi
  • Haugeheia: 4.2 mi
  • Berghei: 4.5 mi
  • Stakksteinsliknuten: 6.4 mi
Artworks: 60
Historic sites
  • Londalsbautaen: 9.2 mi
  • concrete ruins, water vavle maybe: 11.6 mi
  • Concrete ruins, water management: 11.6 mi
  • Herstølodden: 14.3 mi
  • Lian, farm barn (ruin): 15.2 mi
Museums: 38
Beaches: 34
  • Kvaviksanden: 10.7 mi
  • Rosfjordsanden: 11.2 mi
  • Byremosanden: 12.8 mi
  • Lindestøstranda: 15.1 mi
  • Laulandsstronda: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 21
  • Kvåsfossen: 0.3 mi
  • Snartemosverdet: 4.5 mi
  • Herdal bru: 8.1 mi
  • Jettegryte: 9.0 mi
  • St. Olavs kjelda: 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 18
  • Kjørkefjellet: 0.4 mi
  • Laundal klatrevegg: 12.5 mi
  • Øksnefjellet: 13.0 mi
  • Skomakertippen: 14.0 mi
  • Høylandsfjellet: 15.5 mi
Parks: 14
  • Kvinaparken: 8.9 mi
  • Klokkergården bygdetun: 8.9 mi
  • Gullsmed parken: 9.9 mi
  • Rådhusparken: 10.0 mi
  • Ellas have: 13.4 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Botnan: 8.9 mi
  • Midtfjordsplassen: 14.4 mi
  • Skjærgårdsparken Lister, Haugelandstrand: 14.6 mi
  • Skjærgårdsparken Lister, Tangen: 15.6 mi
  • Skjærgårdsparken Paradisbukta: 18.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Haien: 18.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Kvåsfossen naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
StakksteinsliknutenN 352°631 m6.4 mi
TjødneskarknutenNW 313°609 m2.8 mi
VedenW 278°535 m12.6 mi
KalåsknibenWSW 241°506 m10.6 mi
StorheiW 263°499 m8.1 mi
HomsknibenWSW 238°475 m12.0 mi
AustheiaWSW 253°453 m11.0 mi
KampåsenWSW 252°428 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3517:5218:44
June solstice04:2621:3022:42
September equinox07:1618:4219:34
December solstice09:1914:0415:41

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • Atlantic Salmon2 obs
  • red-berried elder2 obs
  • Beautiful Demoiselle2 obs
  • Large Skipper2 obs
  • Silver-washed Fritillary2 obs
  • Scarce Copper2 obs
  • bladder campion1 obs
  • Lingonberry1 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/996720063

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