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Ruafjødd og Veiådalen naturreservat

Ruafjødd og Veiådalen naturreservat from directly overhead

Ruafjødd og Veiådalen naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 557 m. Sæbyggjenuten stands 1,507 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Gloppefossen, a waterfall 0.6 miles away.

What the record says

Built
2025-06-24

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Agder

How to reach it

Coordinates59.28122, 7.47747

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Ruafjødd: 0.9 mi
  • Nasefjell: 3.1 mi
  • Torvikheii: 4.1 mi
  • Regnådalsheii: 4.1 mi
  • Grasdalsheii: 4.3 mi
Waterfalls: 48
  • Gloppefossen: 0.6 mi
  • Kvorvefossen: 1.3 mi
  • Hagefoss: 1.9 mi
  • Drengsfoss: 1.9 mi
  • Hagefoss: 2.1 mi
Historic sites: 25
  • Kvæven: 2.0 mi
  • Gryggjetvet: 2.3 mi
  • Myrbu: 3.6 mi
  • Fossebui: 8.3 mi
  • Ljosådal: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Sylvartun Folkekunst: 11.3 mi
  • Straumsbolten: 15.1 mi
  • Hovden Skisenter (tidligere navn): 20.4 mi
  • Stykkeviki: 21.6 mi
  • Øysteinsodden: 21.8 mi
Museums: 10
Beaches: 3
Parks: 1
  • Naturpark hovden: 19.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Ose Ullvare: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Ruafjødd og Veiådalen naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SæbyggjenutenNNE 23°1,507 m13.5 mi
Brandsnutane|NNE 18°1,480 m15.3 mi
SnjoheinutenNW 322°1,439 m12.7 mi
UrdalsknutenSW 234°1,434 m13.9 mi
SteinheiiW 270°1,421 m12.4 mi
BergeheiiWSW 243°1,403 m13.2 mi
SimletindNNE 20°1,396 m14.6 mi
StrondefjellWNW 292°1,393 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3317:5018:43
June solstice04:1421:3422:51
September equinox07:1518:3919:33
December solstice09:2613:4015:32

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • heath spotted orchid5 obs
  • wood crane's-bill4 obs
  • bird's-foot trefoil3 obs
  • Eurasian Silver-bordered Fritillary3 obs
  • Eurasian Bee Beetle3 obs
  • Common Cow-wheat3 obs
  • Lingonberry Gall3 obs
  • Swedish Cornel3 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/1477381662

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