Nature reserve · Norway
Vestfjorddalen naturreservat
Vestfjorddalen naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 631 m. Gaustatoppen stands 1,883 m to the southeast, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Gunnar Sønstebys park, a park 0.3 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 2010-12-17
What to expect
- Operated by
- Statsforvalteren i Telemark
How to reach it
Coordinates59.88373, 8.58247
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Dalsnut: 2.3 mi
- Gaustatoppen: 3.1 mi
- Ramsnuten: 3.9 mi
- Nordre Olabunut: 4.0 mi
- Våerskarven: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 58
- Sam Eyde monument: 0.6 mi
- Krigsminnesmerke: 0.9 mi
- Mellom-Veset: 2.1 mi
- DEN NORSKE TURISTFORENING,: 4.0 mi
- Sauarhaugen: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 30
- Rjukanfossen: 3.8 mi
- Haugfoss: 8.1 mi
- Lifoss: 9.0 mi
- Nørebufossen: 11.1 mi
- Veggebufoss: 11.7 mi
Nature reserves: 26
- Øverland naturreservat: 2.5 mi
- Glupen naturreservat: 3.8 mi
- Lauvhøgdi naturreservat: 8.0 mi
- Rollagåsen naturreservat: 8.0 mi
- Mælslia naturreservat: 8.9 mi
Museums: 8
- Tinn museum: 2.3 mi
- Norsk Industriarbeidermuseum Vemork: 3.2 mi
- Norsk Industriarbeidermuseum Vemork: 3.3 mi
- Hardangervidda nasjonalparksenter: 10.6 mi
- Eva Bull Holtes museum: 18.2 mi
Attractions: 6
- Solspeilet: 0.4 mi
- Tungtvannskjelleren: 3.2 mi
- Mæle bru: 18.9 mi
- Hjartdal Bygdemylle: 19.6 mi
- Nummedalen Dresin: 22.6 mi
Artworks: 6
- Rallaren: 0.4 mi
- Kjakan, Gunnar Sønsteby: 0.5 mi
- Knut Dahle: 3.5 mi
- CLAUS HELBERG: 4.0 mi
- Vidsyn: 17.3 mi
Parks: 5
- Gunnar Sønstebys park: 0.3 mi
- Bråvollparken: 0.3 mi
- Rallarparken: 0.4 mi
- Tveitoparken: 1.7 mi
- Padel: 5.2 mi
Beaches: 1
- Flytande badstue: 5.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Tessungdalen: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Vestfjorddalen naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaustatoppen | SE 131° | 1,883 m | 3.1 mi |
| Brattefjell | SSW 211° | 1,540 m | 12.5 mi |
| Store Gaustakne | SE 135° | 1,523 m | 6.4 mi |
| Robekknuten | SW 216° | 1,495 m | 10.8 mi |
| Stordalsnibba | WNW 300° | 1,492 m | 15.1 mi |
| Kvamsfjellet | W 274° | 1,474 m | 16.0 mi |
| Lille Gaustakne | SE 139° | 1,445.5 m | 6.3 mi |
| Bosnuten | SW 232° | 1,431 m | 13.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 17:44 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 04:03 | 21:34 | 22:53 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:34 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 09:27 | 13:16 | 15:22 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
- Spiked rampion3 obs
- Eurasian Bee Beetle2 obs
- European mountain ash2 obs
- Northern Wolfsbane2 obs
- Mallard1 obs
- Common Raven1 obs
- Eurasian Bullfinch1 obs
- Brambling1 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/425512392
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