Nature reserve · Norway
Urdalen naturreservat
Urdalen naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Hovdefjell stands 525 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Gloserhei gruve, a cliff 0.5 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2007-12-21
What to expect
- Operated by
- Statsforvalteren i Aust- og Vest-Agder
How to reach it
Coordinates58.54286, 8.71981
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Martenstjennplassen: 0.9 mi
- Kringlemyr: 1.4 mi
- Tverrmyr: 1.5 mi
- Eikelia: 1.6 mi
- Heiplassen: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Eikåsen naturreservat: 1.4 mi
- Lusemyr naturreservat: 2.9 mi
- Bjormyr naturreservat: 4.2 mi
- Rosstøl naturreservat: 4.5 mi
- Haugsjåknipen naturreservat: 4.9 mi
Waterfalls
- Svartefoss: 2.3 mi
- Bøylefoss: 3.7 mi
- Kastefossen: 4.6 mi
- Svartfoss: 5.5 mi
- Kilansfoss: 5.6 mi
Peaks
- Boråsknuten: 5.1 mi
- Lomannsringen: 5.5 mi
- Ulleråsen: 6.1 mi
- Vaffeltoppen: 6.2 mi
- Takseråsen: 6.3 mi
Beaches: 38
- Osevollen badeplass: 3.8 mi
- Badeplass: 5.7 mi
- Osbu beach: 5.9 mi
- Løkholmen: 5.9 mi
- Paulus holme: 6.1 mi
Museums: 38
- KUBEN: 5.2 mi
- Kunstarena Torbjørnsbu Gruver: 5.2 mi
- Langsæ gård: 5.2 mi
- Klokkebua: 5.2 mi
- Engehavehuset: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 26
- Gloserhei gruve: 0.5 mi
- Homborsundfallet: 8.5 mi
- Ravnefjellet: 10.7 mi
- Toredalsfjellet: 10.9 mi
- Svåene: 11.0 mi
Parks: 21
- Aust-Agder tunet: 5.3 mi
- Anton Chr Houens plass: 6.0 mi
- Teaterplassen: 6.1 mi
- Tjennaparken: 6.9 mi
- Tvedestrand badepark: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 13
- Bygdeborg: 3.3 mi
- Gravhaug: 7.4 mi
- Bjørnehi: 7.5 mi
- Natvigeika: 8.6 mi
- Gravhaug: 10.5 mi
Artworks: 11
- Torso, granitt: 5.8 mi
- Løveapoteket: 5.9 mi
- Liten pike med fugl: 6.0 mi
- Tassen: 6.0 mi
- Kraft: 6.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Tvedestrand: 9.4 mi
Gardens: 1
- Rådhushagen: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Urdalen naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hovdefjell | NNW 349° | 525 m | 11.3 mi |
| Trogfjell | NNW 331° | 492 m | 18.6 mi |
| Nonuten | NW 322° | 470 m | 13.7 mi |
| Eikeliknuten | NW 323° | 464 m | 12.7 mi |
| Skarveheia | NW 318° | 446 m | 12.7 mi |
| Lauvskardfjellet | NW 309° | 443 m | 14.2 mi |
| Rislåknuten | WSW 240° | 377 m | 17.3 mi |
| Toplandsheia | WSW 251° | 365 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:46 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 04:17 | 21:25 | 22:38 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:35 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 09:15 | 13:52 | 15:33 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
- bird's-foot trefoil2 obs
- angel's wings2 obs
- Germander Speedwell2 obs
- Goatsbeard2 obs
- Labyrinth spider2 obs
- Wild Angelica2 obs
- interrupted clubmoss2 obs
- Western Marsh Harrier1 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/425127029
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