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Virvassdalen naturreservat

Virvassdalen naturreservat from directly overhead

Virvassdalen naturreservat is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 461 m. Bolna stands 1,460 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Andfjellet, a peak 4.2 miles away. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
2011-02-25

What to expect

Operated by
Statsforvalteren i Nordland

How to reach it

Coordinates66.36211, 15.20087

77 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 35
  • Andfjellet: 4.2 mi
  • Sølvklumpen: 4.5 mi
  • Ohtje Aahkavaerie: 5.4 mi
  • Ávrronásje: 5.4 mi
  • Stoereåelkie: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls: 30
  • Silforsen: 7.2 mi
  • Svartforsen: 10.2 mi
  • Nabbforsen: 10.3 mi
  • Engesforsen: 10.7 mi
  • Raudfjellforsen: 11.6 mi
Historic sites: 5
  • Sovjetiske Krigsfanger: 11.5 mi
  • Polarkreis-Statue: 13.5 mi
  • Polarkreis-Statue: 13.5 mi
  • Polarsirkelen 1937: 13.6 mi
  • Polarsirkelen 1990: 13.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Polarsirkelsenteret: 13.6 mi
Museums: 1
  • Bredek fjellgård: 14.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Virvassdalen naturreservat. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BolnaN 357°1,460 m15.8 mi
JunkerfjelletSSW 210°1,458 m7.5 mi
ØrtfjelltindenWNW 294°1,440 m15.1 mi
JånghkerevaerieSW 228°1,340 m7.0 mi
SauakslaSW 229°1,324 m17.8 mi
BomfjelletWNW 290°1,311 m16.9 mi
SaufjelletSW 227°1,260 m16.2 mi
GoabdesbákteENE 71°1,213 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:0117:0518:14
June solsticeMidnight sun——
September equinox06:4117:5619:05
December solstice10:46—13:10

Local time (Europe/Stockholm).

  • 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/993682990

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