Nature reserve · Norway
Ryggsåsen naturreservat
Ryggsåsen naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Tyriåsen stands 450 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Kalsrudåsen, a peak 0.5 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2015-12-11
What to expect
- Operated by
- Statsforvalteren i Vestfold
How to reach it
Coordinates59.45190, 10.22685
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Kalsrudåsen: 0.5 mi
- Solumsåsen: 3.3 mi
- Heggsåsen: 3.8 mi
- Høgås: 4.6 mi
- Saueråsen: 4.9 mi
Museums
- Våle prestegård: 2.4 mi
- Reidvin-tunet: 4.1 mi
- Aluminiummuseet: 4.1 mi
- Holmestrand museum: 4.1 mi
- Olav og Emma Duuns hus «Fjellvang»: 4.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Våle prestegårdsskog naturreservat: 2.5 mi
- Tjuvberget naturreservat: 2.8 mi
- Krøsstjernåsen naturreservat: 4.3 mi
- Breimyr naturreservat: 4.3 mi
- Tangenbekken naturreservat: 4.4 mi
Parks
- Hvitsteintoppen: 3.5 mi
- Borgenparken: 3.6 mi
- Mistel Park: 3.7 mi
- Hagemannsparken: 4.1 mi
- Dulpen: 4.2 mi
Artworks
- Backersøstrene: 4.0 mi
- Nysgjerring: 4.1 mi
- Tom ”Finger'n” Stensnes 282,16 kg: 4.1 mi
- Rock Collection: 4.1 mi
- Nils Kjær: 4.2 mi
Attractions
- Høgås Alpinsenter: 4.1 mi
- Tordenskioldeika: 8.1 mi
- KNM Blink: 9.3 mi
- KNM Utstein: 9.3 mi
- Gildehallen: 9.6 mi
Beaches
- Dulpen: 4.2 mi
- Sølehølet: 6.4 mi
- Sandobrygga badeplass: 6.8 mi
- Hagasand: 7.3 mi
- Nordre Jarlsberg badeplass: 7.6 mi
Historic sites
- Grethe Kausland: 9.4 mi
- Krigsminner: 10.0 mi
- Russerleiren: 10.6 mi
- Øvre Bjørkedalen: 12.3 mi
- Mine: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Sjulstadfossen: 10.9 mi
- Ulefoss: 14.7 mi
- Trollfoss: 15.0 mi
- Mossefossen: 15.6 mi
- Binganefossen: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Dragonfjellet: 13.7 mi
- Grusveggen: 16.2 mi
- Åroskastet: 19.7 mi
- Brennestupet: 20.6 mi
- Tverråsen: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 7
- Kristinas hage: 9.5 mi
- Asgard: 9.5 mi
- Alby: 13.6 mi
- Strømsøhagen: 19.5 mi
- Økohagen: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Ruseberget: 4.7 mi
- Heisetra: 14.5 mi
- Høgåsen: 19.3 mi
- Utebadet Drammensbadet: 19.6 mi
- Lauvesetra: 23.0 mi
Springs: 3
- Andrineolla: 12.0 mi
- Jutultønna: 21.3 mi
- Jennys kilde: 21.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Fyrvokteren: 12.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Ryggsåsen naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyriåsen | SW 231° | 450 m | 10.7 mi |
| Liåsen | W 260° | 424 m | 10.9 mi |
| Hvittingen | N 351° | 404 m | 6.6 mi |
| Snippane | WSW 252° | 400 m | 6.1 mi |
| Brånafjell | SW 226° | 399 m | 7.2 mi |
| Kjeksrødhvittingen | N 349° | 340 m | 7.3 mi |
| Tyriåsen | N 359° | 316 m | 6.0 mi |
| Høgåsen | NNE 28° | 313.5 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:22 | 17:38 | 18:32 |
| June solstice | 04:02 | 21:24 | 22:41 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:28 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 09:17 | 13:24 | 15:19 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
- Southern Bristletail2 obs
- Common Ink Cap1 obs
- European Destroying Angel1 obs
- Tawny Grisette1 obs
- blusher1 obs
- Woodland Dor Beetle1 obs
- Red Raspberry Slime Mold1 obs
- Great Blackclock1 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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