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Kvitsanden landskapsvernområde

Kvitsanden landskapsvernområde from directly overhead

Kvitsanden landskapsvernområde is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 656 m. Skardet stands 1,128 m to the south-southeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Gråhøgda, a peak 0.5 miles away.

What the record says

Built
2004-12-17

What to expect

Operated by
Røros kommune

How to reach it

Coordinates62.58228, 11.36439

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Gråhøgda: 0.5 mi
  • Vardhøgda: 0.8 mi
  • Korthaugen skanse: 1.0 mi
  • Ulvstugguhaugen: 1.3 mi
  • Isakhøgdan: 1.4 mi
Historic sites: 33
  • Røros folkebibliotek: 0.8 mi
  • Hjortkapellet: 0.8 mi
  • Det Finne-Borchgrevinkske gravkapell: 0.8 mi
  • Hyttklokka: 0.9 mi
  • Slegghaugan: 1.0 mi
Waterfalls: 20
  • Fossan: 7.3 mi
  • Adamsfallet: 8.5 mi
  • Brufossen: 8.7 mi
  • Kløftet: 8.8 mi
  • Brattfallet: 9.2 mi
Museums: 11
Attractions: 7
  • Røros Tweed AS: 0.8 mi
  • Materialsiloer: 0.9 mi
  • Stangvekta: 0.9 mi
  • Christian Sextus gruve: 7.2 mi
  • Bergan bru: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Johan Falkberget: 0.7 mi
  • Bergmannen og hans husfru: 0.8 mi
  • Maleren Harald Sohlberg: 0.9 mi
  • Reinsbukken: 0.9 mi
  • Tolga: 16.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • Storkjølda: 4.1 mi
  • Kaldvassåra: 7.0 mi
  • Kjøllan: 19.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Langryåshammeren: 8.0 mi
  • Hamran: 13.3 mi
  • Solansberget: 21.1 mi
Parks: 2
  • Nilsenhjørnet: 0.8 mi
  • Rensbukken: 0.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Øysanden: 18.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Kvitsanden landskapsvernområde. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SkardetSSE 159°1,128 m6.4 mi
GråhøgdaSSE 162°1,080 m5.6 mi
OrvbergsfjellletNNW 338°963 m6.7 mi
BrannumshøgdaNNW 333°957 m5.8 mi
MonsmanaWNW 288°942 m6.0 mi
HøsfjelletS 190°940 m4.7 mi
RevsjøåsenWNW 291°929 m5.7 mi
StorfjellsjøhøgdWNW 301°920 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:1717:2918:28
June solstice03:1521:4123:19
September equinox06:5818:1919:18
December solstice09:46—14:40

Local time (Europe/Stockholm).

  • fireweed7 obs
  • Western Roe Deer6 obs
  • bladder campion6 obs
  • Moose6 obs
  • Red Clover5 obs
  • common yarrow5 obs
  • European Globeflower5 obs
  • white clover4 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/230875187

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