Nature reserve · Norway
Osen naturreservat
Osen naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Blægja stands 1,305 m to the northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Osfossen, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Gaularfjellet passes 12 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1997-12-19
What to expect
- Operated by
- Statsforvalteren i Sogn og Fjordane
How to reach it
Coordinates61.36476, 5.67471
- 12.0 mi off the Gaularfjellet, National
Named places within 25 miles
Waterfalls
- Osfossen: 0.3 mi
- Rekevikfossen: 1.4 mi
- Taraldefossen: 2.2 mi
- Årøyfossen: 3.0 mi
- Alverfossen: 3.1 mi
Peaks
- Eiaåsen: 0.7 mi
- Fløyen: 1.3 mi
- Hermannsfjellet: 2.3 mi
- Blåfjellet: 2.8 mi
- Kvamshesten: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves: 34
- Espelandsvatnet naturreservat: 3.5 mi
- Skilbreivatnet naturreservat: 4.4 mi
- Svarteliåsmyra naturreservat: 4.4 mi
- Holmelidholmen naturreservat: 5.1 mi
- Digernesvatnet naturreservat: 7.0 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Bygstad gamle kirke (ruin): 1.5 mi
- Vesle Daniel - Jakob Sande: 9.1 mi
- Klævold kystfort: 15.0 mi
- Flokenes kystfort: 15.8 mi
- Den første brøytestikka i Noreg: 18.8 mi
Museums: 8
- Sogn og Fjordane Kunstmuseum: 8.5 mi
- Klokkargarden: 9.2 mi
- Høyanger Industristadsmuseet: 16.6 mi
- Jølstramuseet: 16.8 mi
- Massnes Villmarksmuseum: 18.2 mi
Artworks: 6
Parks: 3
- Klokkargarden: 9.2 mi
- Naustdalssanden: 9.9 mi
- Korsparken: 23.9 mi
Beaches: 2
- Timmervikfjæra: 4.3 mi
- Sandvika: 20.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Hunsrasta: 7.2 mi
Attractions: 1
- Kvernsteinsparken: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Osen naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blægja | NW 307° | 1,305 m | 6.8 mi |
| Kvamshesten | NNW 328° | 1,209 m | 3.0 mi |
| Snøheia | ESE 114° | 1,141 m | 11.2 mi |
| Jemdalsnova | ESE 116° | 1,122 m | 12.0 mi |
| Sollinova | ESE 119° | 1,088 m | 12.2 mi |
| Kjelstadnakken | E 93° | 1,030 m | 7.7 mi |
| Selshogda | NW 311° | 999 m | 4.0 mi |
| Litlehesten | N 4° | 912 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 17:54 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 03:57 | 21:55 | 23:23 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:43 | 19:41 |
| December solstice | 09:54 | — | 15:18 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
- grey alder3 obs
- Pedunculate Water-starwort3 obs
- Aquatic pygmyweed2 obs
- common arrowgrass2 obs
- purple loosestrife2 obs
- Six-stamened Waterwort2 obs
- Forest Bug1 obs
- Common Brimstone1 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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