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Rosstøl naturreservat

Rosstøl naturreservat from directly overhead

Rosstøl naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 129 m. Hovdefjell stands 525 m to the north-northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Øygarden, a historic site 0.9 miles away.

What the record says

Built
2017-12-15

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Agder

How to reach it

Coordinates58.59972, 8.78264

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Øygarden: 0.9 mi
  • Rønningen: 1.0 mi
  • Rønningen: 1.1 mi
  • Tereleikplassen: 1.2 mi
  • Øygarden: 1.3 mi
Peaks
  • Lomannsringen: 1.3 mi
  • Heståsen: 4.6 mi
  • Slettåsheia: 5.2 mi
  • Hantovalen: 5.3 mi
  • Melåsen: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls
  • Bøylefoss: 2.5 mi
  • Kastefossen: 2.8 mi
  • Kilansfoss: 3.8 mi
  • Bøykfoss: 4.0 mi
  • Flatefossen: 4.0 mi
Beaches: 37
Museums: 34
  • Holt skolemuseum: 3.2 mi
  • Næs Jernverksmuseum: 3.3 mi
  • Solberggruva: 3.4 mi
  • Tvedestrand museum - Forvaltergården: 5.5 mi
  • Angelstad gård (Østre Angelstad): 6.0 mi
Cliffs: 27
  • Gloserhei gruve: 4.9 mi
  • Homborsundfallet: 12.9 mi
  • Skjæringa: 12.9 mi
  • Skjæringa: 12.9 mi
  • Risøya sportsklatring: 13.6 mi
Parks: 20
Artworks: 11
Attractions: 11
  • Bygdeborg: 5.9 mi
  • Gravhaug: 11.6 mi
  • Bjørnehi: 11.7 mi
  • Natvigeika: 12.7 mi
  • Krigshola: 13.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Tvedestrand: 5.4 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Rådhushagen: 18.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Rosstøl naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HovdefjellNNW 328°525 m8.5 mi
TrogfjellNW 318°492 m16.7 mi
NonutenWNW 303°470 m12.7 mi
EikeliknutenWNW 302°464 m11.7 mi
SkarveheiaWNW 298°446 m12.1 mi
LauvskardfjelletWNW 290°443 m14.2 mi
ToplandsheiaWSW 241°365 m16.8 mi
DobbedalsheiWSW 237°361 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2817:4518:38
June solstice04:1621:2522:39
September equinox07:1018:3519:27
December solstice09:1513:5115:32

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • Yellow Loosestrife2 obs
  • wood crane's-bill2 obs
  • Liverleaf2 obs
  • Western Roe Deer1 obs
  • Spiny Dogfish1 obs
  • Pellucid Hover Fly1 obs
  • Bull Thistle1 obs
  • pineapple-weed1 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/996720037

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