Nature reserve · Norway
Mandalsheia naturreservat
Mandalsheia naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 225 m. Ropstadknuten stands 488 m to the north, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mandalsfossen, a waterfall 1.3 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1981-09-04
What to expect
- Operated by
- Statsforvalteren i Aust- og Vest-Agder
How to reach it
Coordinates58.21045, 7.73931
Named places within 25 miles
Waterfalls
- Mandalsfossen: 1.3 mi
- Kravlefossen: 1.4 mi
- Trælefossen: 4.9 mi
- Kvernfossen: 5.0 mi
- Berjefossen: 6.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Birkelandsvann naturreservat: 1.6 mi
- Hegglandsheia naturreservat: 1.9 mi
- Orlogskarten naturreservat: 3.1 mi
- Tronstadvannet naturreservat: 3.6 mi
- Heptedalen naturreservat: 5.2 mi
Peaks
- Spjotheia: 3.1 mi
- Hesteheia: 4.1 mi
- Ureheia: 4.5 mi
- Tereleigsåsen: 4.8 mi
- Vehusknausen: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
- Dauresmyr: 3.8 mi
- Bjønnefjøset: 5.2 mi
- Bjønnehiet: 6.5 mi
- Vassbotnheia: 7.4 mi
- Rossevann festningsanlegg: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 51
- Lille Kjeragbolten: 7.9 mi
- Observasjonspost fra første verdenskrig: 8.0 mi
- Søgne-skiltet: 8.0 mi
- Besøkssenter villaks Laudal: 8.6 mi
- Knuden: 8.7 mi
Museums: 41
- Porsmyr bygdetun: 5.3 mi
- Mjålandsstova: 7.1 mi
- Styrerboligen: 7.1 mi
- Stabburet: 7.1 mi
- Høgtun kultursenter: 7.1 mi
Beaches: 32
- Farvannet badeplass: 6.5 mi
- Torvesanden: 9.3 mi
- Høllesanden: 9.7 mi
- Braneset: 10.2 mi
- Saueviga: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 29
- Laxefeltet: 7.4 mi
- Storeheia: 8.0 mi
- Oddersjaa klippe: 8.5 mi
- Pumpeverket: 8.7 mi
- Queens: 9.0 mi
Parks: 21
- Lundeparken: 8.0 mi
- Ravnedalen: 9.3 mi
- Paradisdumpa: 9.6 mi
- Høllesanden: 9.6 mi
- Myren gård: 10.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Kosevika friområde: 10.1 mi
- Murane: 13.7 mi
- Bestemor: 16.9 mi
- kommodeskuffa: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Mandalsheia naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ropstadknuten | N 5° | 488 m | 8.5 mi |
| Havsåsen | NNW 332° | 414 m | 8.8 mi |
| Svolheia | WSW 239° | 316 m | 12.9 mi |
| Naspevarden | NE 41° | 314 m | 9.3 mi |
| Hesteheia | E 82° | 300 m | 4.1 mi |
| Nålheia | SW 233° | 290 m | 12.7 mi |
| Vehusknausen | ENE 74° | 285 m | 4.8 mi |
| Solheia | ENE 65° | 282 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 17:50 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 04:24 | 21:27 | 22:39 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:39 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 09:16 | 14:03 | 15:40 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
- Tormentil1 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.
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