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Nordkapp

Nordkapp from directly overhead

Nordkapp is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 287 m. Duksfjordfjellet stands 349 m to the south-southeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Stor-Kappa, a peak 0.2 miles away. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1929-05-31

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Finnmark

How to reach it

Coordinates71.16422, 25.80109

47 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
  • Stor-Kappa: 0.2 mi
  • Davvenjárga: 1.0 mi
  • Lille Kappa: 1.3 mi
  • Store Bispen: 3.0 mi
  • Rundingen: 3.1 mi
Historic sites: 5
Artworks: 4
Museums: 3
Attractions: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Fossen: 11.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nordkapp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
DuksfjordfjelletSSE 165°349 m5.9 mi
VestfjordfjelletSSW 211°336 m3.7 mi
JalgavárriSW 220°332 m3.3 mi
DavvenjárgaWSW 252°321.2 m1.0 mi
Stor-KappaWSW 244°307 m0.2 mi
Lille BøraS 184°303 m24.8 mi
Lille KappaW 265°291 m1.3 mi
Store BispenW 271°286 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox05:1816:0717:33
June solsticeMidnight sun——
September equinox05:5517:0018:26
December solsticePolar night——

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • Eight-petal Mountain-Avens51 obs
  • Moss Campion37 obs
  • Roseroot34 obs
  • Purple Saxifrage28 obs
  • common yarrow24 obs
  • marsh grass-of-Parnassus20 obs
  • alpine sorrel17 obs
  • Garden angelica13 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/230772769

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