Nature reserve · Norway
Veggen naturreservat
Veggen naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 40 m. Huinarčohkka stands 1,790 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Varden, a peak 2.6 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2000-12-15
What to expect
- Operated by
- Statsforvalteren i Nordland
How to reach it
Coordinates68.45932, 17.18222
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Varden: 2.6 mi
- Kvitfløy: 5.2 mi
- Lenvikhøghaugen: 5.4 mi
- Helgevasshaugen: 5.7 mi
- Skrubbhaugen: 5.8 mi
Waterfalls: 39
- Høgforsen: 6.2 mi
- Kvitfossen: 6.4 mi
- Mølnfossen: 7.0 mi
- Storelvfossen: 7.7 mi
- Brattfossen: 8.6 mi
Historic sites: 30
- Saltvikneset kystfort: 6.3 mi
- Trinigon 3: 6.4 mi
- Lillian Lea Fischer: 6.4 mi
- Wulf Fischer: 6.4 mi
- Idar Fischer: 6.4 mi
Nature reserves: 14
- Storberget naturreservat: 11.2 mi
- Nautå naturreservat: 12.2 mi
- Tennvatn naturreservat: 13.3 mi
- Kjerkvatnet naturreservat: 13.4 mi
- Iselva naturreservat: 13.8 mi
Parks: 11
- Kirkeparken: 5.7 mi
- rønningstomta: 6.2 mi
- Parkhalltaket: 6.4 mi
- Valhallaparken: 6.4 mi
- Torghallen park: 6.4 mi
Museums: 10
- Narvik krigsmuseum: 6.3 mi
- Narvik Museum: 6.5 mi
- Ballangen museum: 13.4 mi
- Helleren kraftstasjon: 13.7 mi
- Nordnorsk fartøyvernsenter: 16.9 mi
Attractions: 9
- Stone Painting: 6.3 mi
- Narvik: 6.4 mi
- Det gamle posthuset: 6.4 mi
- Damplokomotiv "Bifrost": 6.7 mi
- Steinkirka - Skulpturlandskap Nordland (Evenes): 12.0 mi
Artworks: 4
- Fred er løfte om fremtid: 6.4 mi
- The Passenger: 6.4 mi
- Morgans Skip: 20.4 mi
- Media Thule: 22.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Hestkilda: 11.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Veggen naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huinarčohkka | SE 137° | 1,790 m | 20.2 mi |
| Frostisen | S 180° | 1,724 m | 14.7 mi |
| Storfjellet | SE 126° | 1,633 m | 17.2 mi |
| Skjomtinden | SSE 151° | 1,575 m | 9.1 mi |
| Sealggačohkka | SE 126° | 1,567 m | 18.9 mi |
| Rienatčohkka | SE 135° | 1,566 m | 19.7 mi |
| Vomtind | ESE 122° | 1,494 m | 17.6 mi |
| Gahperčohkka | ESE 121° | 1,477 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 05:53 | 16:51 | 18:06 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 17:43 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | Polar night | — | — |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
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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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