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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
HermannsdalstindenNNE 21°1,029 m19.2 mi
ErtenhelltindenNNE 21°940 m18.0 mi
KlokkaåttetindenNNE 20°869 m19.6 mi
StorskivaNNE 19°848 m21.1 mi
MengelsdalstindenNNE 23°826 m16.2 mi
StøvlaNNE 26°824 m17.6 mi
GrustindenNNE 22°820 m17.9 mi
TrolldalstindenNNE 21°818 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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