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Varaldsøy naturreservat

Varaldsøy naturreservat from directly overhead

Varaldsøy naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Fonnanuten stands 1,454 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Varden, a peak 0.7 miles away. Hardanger passes 13 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1984-11-23

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Hordaland

How to reach it

Coordinates60.11922, 6.04184

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Varden: 0.7 mi
  • Øyefjellet: 0.9 mi
  • Gråhorga: 1.7 mi
  • Veten: 1.9 mi
  • Sandvikehorga: 2.4 mi
Historic sites: 50
Waterfalls: 46
  • Svartefossen: 2.3 mi
  • Fossane: 2.8 mi
  • Fossen: 3.1 mi
  • Stakkalifossen: 3.2 mi
  • Fossen: 4.0 mi
Museums: 23
Beaches: 11
  • Vikasanden: 6.0 mi
  • Mostranden: 10.8 mi
  • Handelslagsfjøro: 13.1 mi
  • Revsfjøro: 13.8 mi
  • Djupvika: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Steinparken: 8.9 mi
  • Bondhusbrea: 9.6 mi
  • Revolverkanon fra 2. verdenskrig: 14.4 mi
  • Huge chair: 14.4 mi
  • Kapteinsgarden: 14.6 mi
Parks: 7
  • Lundarhegni Naturpark: 6.6 mi
  • Holmsund: 17.5 mi
  • Oselvarparken: 20.1 mi
  • Kyrkjeflaten: 20.2 mi
  • Husnesparken: 20.4 mi
Artworks: 7
  • Hans E Kinck: 9.8 mi
  • Det nasjonale vasskraftmonumentet Elektra: 17.8 mi
  • Byste av Christian Michelsen: 19.7 mi
  • Oselvar Statue: 20.1 mi
  • Samspel: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Balhammaren: 13.0 mi
  • Hidleren: 20.5 mi
  • Trolltunga: 24.5 mi
  • Preikestolen: 24.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Varaldsøy naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
FonnanutenESE 103°1,454 m10.7 mi
FynderdalshorgaESE 119°1,446 m9.9 mi
MelderskinS 170°1,426 m7.9 mi
BjørndalstindaneSSE 163°1,426 m8.9 mi
SvartavasshorgaESE 117°1,397 m7.6 mi
JuklavasstindenSSE 158°1,360 m8.3 mi
KråkenibbaSE 138°1,348 m7.7 mi
GygrastolenSE 135°1,339 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3917:5418:49
June solstice04:1121:4523:06
September equinox07:2018:4419:39
December solstice09:4013:1715:29

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

  • Common Butterwort3 obs
  • Cross-leaved Heath2 obs
  • Pyramidal Saxifrage2 obs
  • European Common Frog1 obs
  • common yew1 obs
  • Great Sundew1 obs
  • common selfheal1 obs
  • purple foxglove1 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/690053324

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