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Store Snipen naturreservat

Store Snipen naturreservat from directly overhead

Store Snipen naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 417 m. Vardefjell stands 815 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Persholknatten naturreservat, a nature reserve 1.8 miles away.

What the record says

Built
2014-12-12

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Telemark

How to reach it

Coordinates59.33442, 9.40394

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Godfjell: 2.4 mi
  • Skulssnippen: 4.2 mi
  • Geitbuvarden: 4.4 mi
  • Langelandskollen: 5.4 mi
  • Narefjell: 5.8 mi
Waterfalls
  • Husfossen: 6.1 mi
  • Stampeura: 8.3 mi
  • Kikja-fossen: 9.9 mi
  • Fossenn: 10.2 mi
  • Kvitingen: 10.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Bygdeborg: 6.3 mi
  • Holla gamle kirke: 6.4 mi
  • A. O. Vinje: 11.0 mi
  • Hjalmar Johansen: 11.0 mi
  • Ikaros: 11.2 mi
Attractions: 40
  • Lokomotiv: 6.4 mi
  • Patmos Skulpturpark: 6.5 mi
  • Jettegryte: 6.5 mi
  • Fossum bronze age rock carvings: 8.7 mi
  • Brekke jerngruve: 10.6 mi
Parks: 40
  • Myllarguten park: 6.5 mi
  • Patmos Skulpturpark: 6.5 mi
  • Nordagutu Parken: 6.7 mi
  • Gaupejordet: 9.4 mi
  • Hestehaugen: 10.6 mi
Artworks: 32
  • Myllarguten: 6.5 mi
  • Bjørnen: 10.6 mi
  • Gregorius Dagsson: 10.7 mi
  • Dag Eilivsson: 10.7 mi
  • Speed: 11.2 mi
Museums: 20
Beaches: 11
  • Bliva: 5.6 mi
  • Ulefoss: 5.9 mi
  • Hoppestad badeplass: 7.9 mi
  • Nome strand: 8.5 mi
  • Bakkestranda: 11.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Speiderhytta Uppåsen: 18.8 mi
  • Heisetra: 22.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Andrineolla: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Brennestupet: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Store Snipen naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
VardefjellN 11°815 m10.1 mi
SkåråfjellNNE 13°814 m9.9 mi
NonsknattenNNE 17°810 m10.9 mi
NarefjellN 355°805 m5.8 mi
Vesle VardefjellNNE 13°804 m10.5 mi
VardefjellNNE 28°799 m10.9 mi
ÅslivassfjelletNNE 27°787 m11.6 mi
ElgsfjellNNE 21°745 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2617:4218:36
June solstice04:0621:2722:44
September equinox07:0718:3119:25
December solstice09:1913:3115:23

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • one-sided wintergreen3 obs
  • red campion2 obs
  • Red-backed Shrike1 obs
  • Western Honey Bee1 obs
  • Red Pine Longhorn Beetle1 obs
  • Green-veined White1 obs
  • Small Tortoiseshell1 obs
  • marsh cinquefoil1 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/425512373

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