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Prestestøylen naturreservat

Prestestøylen naturreservat from directly overhead

Prestestøylen naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 571 m. Stryneskåla stands 1,848 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Blåloftet, a peak 0.9 miles away. Gamle Strynefjellsvegen passes 20 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2004-06-18

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Sogn og Fjordane

How to reach it

Coordinates61.82208, 6.68477

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Blåloftet: 0.9 mi
  • Veslelogpiken: 1.3 mi
  • Torvfjellet: 1.4 mi
  • Skarsteinfjellet: 1.7 mi
  • Ceciliekruna: 4.1 mi
Waterfalls
  • Drivfossen: 2.2 mi
  • Holefossen: 3.0 mi
  • Laukifossen: 4.1 mi
  • Sanddalsfossen: 5.6 mi
  • Gytrifossen: 6.1 mi
Cliffs: 30
  • Raudberg: 18.3 mi
  • Slanabergi: 18.5 mi
  • Pleteberget: 20.5 mi
  • Styggegjelhamrane: 21.6 mi
  • Småskorane: 21.7 mi
Historic sites: 8
Attractions: 7
  • Loen Skylift: 6.2 mi
  • Høgrenningsetra: 9.8 mi
  • Briksdalsbreen (Briksdal glacier): 12.3 mi
  • Kjenndalsbreen: 12.6 mi
  • Hellesyltfossen: 19.2 mi
Museums: 6
Parks: 3
  • Anders Svor Museumspark: 11.2 mi
  • Malakoff: 23.3 mi
  • Kirkeparken: 23.7 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Peer Gynt: 19.2 mi
  • Padder: 20.2 mi
  • Jostedalsrypa: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Prestestøylen naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
StryneskålaENE 70°1,848 m10.2 mi
SkålaENE 71°1,843 m9.7 mi
SnønipaS 179°1,827 m9.9 mi
StrandanibbaESE 118°1,785 m7.2 mi
StorskredfjelletENE 60°1,742 m9.9 mi
CeciliekrunaSE 135°1,717 m4.1 mi
NesdalsnibbaESE 116°1,673 m9.2 mi
GeitafjellhyrnaENE 57°1,626 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3617:4918:47
June solstice03:4621:5423:26
September equinox07:1718:3919:37
December solstice09:55—15:09

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • Common Haircap Moss1 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/690992468

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