Nature reserve · Norway
Vikfjell naturreservat
Vikfjell naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 458 m. Napuren stands 1,284 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Tretoppvegen, a attraction 1.5 miles away.
What the record says
- Built
- 1978-04-28
What to expect
- Operated by
- Fyresdal kommune
How to reach it
Coordinates59.17988, 8.03995
Named places within 25 miles
Waterfalls
- Einangsfossen: 2.8 mi
- Skorfossen: 3.8 mi
- Gløvfossen: 4.1 mi
- Kvennhusfossen: 4.2 mi
- Kvennhusfossen: 4.9 mi
Peaks
- Hegglandsnetten: 3.9 mi
- Tjønnefjell: 5.9 mi
- Knattane: 7.0 mi
- Nuten: 7.5 mi
- Ørneflognuten: 7.5 mi
Historic sites: 36
- Øvre Tyskeplassen: 12.6 mi
- Skotten: 13.3 mi
- Nyestøyl: 14.4 mi
- Raudestøyl: 14.8 mi
- Gamle Sundstøyl: 15.1 mi
Nature reserves: 26
- Brårfjell naturreservat: 5.2 mi
- Storsteinfjell naturreservat: 6.8 mi
- Nordre Lia naturreservat: 7.2 mi
- Sandvik naturreservat: 8.7 mi
- Mosnapp naturreservat: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 17
- Tretoppvegen: 1.5 mi
- Øysteinsodden: 1.6 mi
- Hamaren aktivitetspark: 1.6 mi
- Gardar: 1.7 mi
- Stykkeviki: 1.7 mi
Museums: 12
- Fyresdal bygdemuseum, Øyskogen: 1.8 mi
- Åmdals Verk gruver: 13.2 mi
- Grimdalstunet: 16.1 mi
- Vrådal Slusemuseum: 17.9 mi
- Tveitetunet: 18.1 mi
Artworks: 7
- Ose Ullvare: 20.4 mi
- Bee Hotell: 21.8 mi
- Svånaug: 21.9 mi
- King's Crown: 22.0 mi
- Kviteseid Kua: 22.0 mi
Beaches: 3
- Vikodden badeplass: 16.5 mi
- Honnevje: 18.3 mi
- Marhyl: 19.0 mi
Parks: 2
- Kviteseidby parken: 22.0 mi
- Tormod Knudesen Park: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Vikfjell naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Napuren | NW 310° | 1,284 m | 15.8 mi |
| Ljomsnuten | W 273° | 1,268 m | 15.3 mi |
| Høgsætet | NW 310° | 1,268 m | 16.9 mi |
| Regnådalsheii | WNW 291° | 1,253 m | 17.0 mi |
| Fjukupp | NW 312° | 1,235 m | 15.5 mi |
| Draumenuten | NW 311° | 1,233 m | 16.5 mi |
| Glåmsheii | W 266° | 1,224 m | 14.2 mi |
| Berhomsfjellet | NW 314° | 1,223 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:31 | 17:48 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 04:13 | 21:31 | 22:47 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:37 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 09:23 | 13:40 | 15:30 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
- Fieldfare1 obs
- Great Spotted Woodpecker1 obs
- common toadflax1 obs
- Red Clover1 obs
- purple foxglove1 obs
- bladder campion1 obs
- Lingonberry1 obs
- Hercules Carpenter Ant1 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.
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