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Mosvatnet naturreservat

Mosvatnet naturreservat from directly overhead

Mosvatnet naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Jødestadfjellet stands 330 m to the southeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Årvåken, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Ryfylke passes 11 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2025-08-15

What to expect

Operated by
Stavanger

How to reach it

Coordinates58.95692, 5.71306
  • 10.5 mi off the Ryfylke, National
  • 14.2 mi off the Jæren, National

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
  • Fredsmonumentet: 0.3 mi
  • Reidar Kvammen: 0.6 mi
  • USSR War Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • Norwegian war memorial: 0.7 mi
  • British War Memorial: 0.8 mi
Peaks
  • Vålandspibå: 0.6 mi
  • Gramstadhaugen: 1.0 mi
  • Ullandhaug: 1.2 mi
  • Byhaugen: 1.2 mi
  • Storhaug: 1.3 mi
Parks
  • St. Svithuns plass: 0.6 mi
  • Munkehagen: 0.6 mi
  • Rektor Steens plass: 0.7 mi
  • Uteområdet: 0.7 mi
  • Uteplass på SUS: 0.8 mi
Cliffs: 58
Attractions: 43
Beaches: 21
  • Godalen: 1.6 mi
  • Møllebukta: 1.8 mi
  • Emmaus-stranden: 1.9 mi
  • Rosenli-stranden: 2.0 mi
  • Strand: 3.3 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Hålandsvannet Leikvoll: 2.9 mi
  • Hålandsvannet Håland: 3.3 mi
  • Tanken: 3.9 mi
  • Langøy: 4.0 mi
  • Gapahuken: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 13
  • Fossane: 9.3 mi
  • Kustifossen: 13.9 mi
  • Fossen: 14.1 mi
  • Storåsfoss: 14.6 mi
  • Migaren: 16.0 mi
Gardens: 5
Springs: 1
  • Groom-brønnen: 1.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Mosvatnet naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
JødestadfjelletSE 136°330 m4.9 mi
DalsnutenSSE 149°323 m5.1 mi
SørafjelletSE 135°300 m4.2 mi
FjogstadnutenSE 145°295 m5.7 mi
HøgafjellSE 129°291 m4.1 mi
FlatafjelletSE 141°277 m4.4 mi
FlatafjelletSE 139°275 m4.3 mi
LifjellSE 133°260 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4117:5718:50
June solstice04:2521:3922:54
September equinox07:2218:4719:40
December solstice09:3013:5515:42

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • Hooded Crow153 obs
  • Mute Swan145 obs
  • Mallard130 obs
  • Tufted Duck97 obs
  • European Herring Gull91 obs
  • Lesser Black-backed Gull73 obs
  • Rock Pigeon50 obs
  • Lion's Mane Jelly48 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/1477381663

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