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Gjerdheia

Gjerdheia, a peak in Norway
Gjerdheia, a peak in NorwayLukas Beck · CC BY 4.0
Gjerdheia, a peak in Norway
Ryan Hodnett · CC BY-SA 4.0
Gjerdheia, a peak in Norway
Ryan Hodnett · CC BY-SA 4.0
Gjerdheia, a peak in Norway
Ryan Hodnett · CC BY-SA 4.0
Gjerdheia, a peak in Norway
Ryan Hodnett · CC BY-SA 4.0
Gjerdheia, a peak in Norway
Ryan Hodnett · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Gjerdheia rises to 379 m. Hermannsdalstinden stands 1,029 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Nordlandshagen, a park 0.4 miles away. Lofoten passes 16 miles off. 90 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
379 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates67.68294, 12.67317

Overlooks nearby

Around it

90 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 57
  • Hornet: 0.7 mi
  • Breiviknupen: 0.7 mi
  • Nordlandsnupen: 0.8 mi
  • Tverrberget: 1.0 mi
  • Gullaksla: 1.7 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Mulfjellet: 15.7 mi
  • Markushamran: 15.9 mi
  • Nordbergan: 16.6 mi
  • Nesfloget: 22.2 mi
  • Melandsfloget: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 5
Museums: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Parks: 3
  • Nordlandshagen: 0.4 mi
  • Sørlandshagen: 1.3 mi
  • Røstkompasset: 20.0 mi
Artworks: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Hellsanden: 11.2 mi
  • Raen: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rostadforsen: 22.5 mi
  • Forsan: 23.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Ettertanken: 20.0 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HermannsdalstindenNNE1,029 m19.2 mi
ErtenhelltindenNNE940 m18.0 mi
KlokkaåttetindenNNE869 m19.6 mi
StorskivaNNE848 m21.1 mi
MengelsdalstindenNNE826 m16.2 mi
StøvlaNNE824 m17.6 mi
GrustindenNNE820 m17.9 mi
TrolldalstindenNNE818 m17.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:1117:1118:24
June solsticeMidnight sun——
September equinox06:5018:0319:16
December solsticePolar night——

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/8809696932

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