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Besselvassheia

Besselvassheia, seen from above at true elevation

Besselvassheia rises to 76 m. Hokkeltinden stands 181 m to the south, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Nordkammen, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The story

Besselvassheia is a mountain in Frøya Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The 76-metre (249 ft) tall mountain is the highest point on the island of Frøya. It lies about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of the village of Sistranda and about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northwest of the village of Hammarvika.

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Wikidata Q3427722, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
76 m

How to reach it

Coordinates63.71444, 8.72712

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Nordkammen: 0.5 mi
  • Ørnberget: 0.9 mi
  • Sandvassheia: 1.0 mi
  • Hakkberget: 1.0 mi
  • Sperrvikberget: 1.2 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Nedbrent Trimhytte: 1.7 mi
  • Minnelund for bortkomne på havel Opprettet 1995: 4.2 mi
  • Hallaren kirke: 4.2 mi
  • Til minne over bortkomne: 10.6 mi
  • TIL MINNE OM DE FISKERE SOM MISTA LIVET UNDER TITRANULYKKA NATTA MELLOM 13-14 OKT. 1899: 13.2 mi
Museums: 6
Artworks: 4
  • Hitrakongen: 11.0 mi
  • Skjellveggen: 21.2 mi
  • Kvalrossen: 22.6 mi
  • Havfrua: 22.6 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Dolmsundet opplevelsespark: 5.9 mi
  • Festingen: 13.3 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Reksafjæra: 14.5 mi
  • Valen: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Vågaberga: 21.0 mi
  • Brønnberget: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Magrethes Minden: 8.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Besselvassheia. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HokkeltindenS 174°180.5 m8.4 mi
JamtfjelletSSE 158°169 m10.3 mi
HestnesfjelletSSW 203°160 m9.2 mi
FauslandfjelletSSE 156°131 m8.6 mi
KvitheiaSE 140°111 m10.2 mi
EllingsvardenSE 140°106 m10.5 mi
StorslokheiaSE 138°104 m10.4 mi
FillheiaSE 133°102 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2817:3718:39
June solstice03:0422:0123:52
September equinox07:0818:2719:29
December solstice10:13—14:34

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/598105160

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