Gygrekjeften
Gygrekjeften rises to 710 m. Fløyen stands 761 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Fossen, a waterfall 1.5 miles away.
The story
Lihesten or Lifjellet is a 777-meter (2,549 ft) tall mountain ridge in Hyllestad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The mountain lies on a small peninsula between the Hyllestadfjorden and the Sognefjorden and it is the highest point in the municipality. The highest point on the ridge is Risnesnipa and the ridge runs for over 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) along the northwestern shore of the Lifjorden. The village of Hyllestad lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of the mountain. It was the site of the Havørn Accident on 16 June 1936.
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Wikidata Q3377913, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 710 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Fossen: 1.5 mi
- Fossen: 3.5 mi
- Fossane: 3.7 mi
- Brattebakkfossen: 3.8 mi
- Fossfossen: 4.6 mi
- Lifjell: 2.3 mi
- Bøheia: 4.1 mi
- Larshaugen: 4.6 mi
- Systadfjellet: 5.5 mi
- Fargerlifjellet: 5.7 mi
- Ønaholmane naturreservat: 2.7 mi
- Aksevatnet fuglefredingsområde: 4.0 mi
- Skor naturreservat: 5.3 mi
- Torsholmane naturreservat: 6.9 mi
- Engevik naturreservat: 8.0 mi
- Nesje kystfort: 3.9 mi
- Sognefjord kystfort: 4.6 mi
- Kirkeøen kystfort: 6.8 mi
- Ex.tysk støttepunkt "Wasserscheide": 8.9 mi
- Risnes kystfort: 10.0 mi
- Korset: 2.6 mi
- Losnadragen: 5.5 mi
- Jakob Sande: 14.2 mi
- Bent Høie med Pompel og Pilt: 14.4 mi
- Breaking the waves: 24.0 mi
- Kvernsteinsparken: 2.7 mi
- Klokkargarden: 14.2 mi
- Massnes Villmarksmuseum: 15.2 mi
- Bjørn West-museet: 23.8 mi
- Sandvika: 10.3 mi
- Fjæra: 16.8 mi
- Timmervikfjæra: 17.2 mi
- Korsparken: 9.5 mi
- Klokkargarden: 14.2 mi
- Kvernsteinsparken: 2.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Gygrekjeften. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fløyen | NNE 19° | 761 m | 15.0 mi |
| Dokka | N 350° | 756 m | 13.9 mi |
| Nonsholten | NNE 16° | 752 m | 14.9 mi |
| Brossviksåta | SSW 194° | 722 m | 9.9 mi |
| Hekkelfjellet | N 358° | 708 m | 15.3 mi |
| Atloy | NW 326° | 636 m | 14.2 mi |
| Søre Klibberdalsfjellet | NE 38° | 600 m | 10.5 mi |
| Nordre Klibberdalsfjellet | NE 37° | 587 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 17:56 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 04:01 | 21:55 | 23:22 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:46 | 19:42 |
| December solstice | 09:54 | — | 15:22 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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