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Hornet

Hornet, a peak in Norway
Hornet, a peak in NorwayLukas Beck · CC BY 4.0
Hornet, a peak in Norway
Lukas Beck · CC BY 4.0
Hornet, a peak in Norway
Jostein Torstensen · CC BY-SA 2.5
Hornet, a peak in Norway
Viktoriyasechkar · CC BY 3.0
Hornet, a peak in Norway
Lukas Beck · CC BY 4.0

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Hornet rises to 346 m. Hermannsdalstinden stands 1,029 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Ørnhus, a attraction 0.3 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
346 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates67.68008, 12.64941

Overlooks nearby

Around it

90 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 57
  • Gjerdheia: 0.7 mi
  • Tverrberget: 0.8 mi
  • Håen: 1.3 mi
  • Breiviknupen: 1.4 mi
  • Nordlandsnupen: 1.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Mulfjellet: 16.1 mi
  • Markushamran: 16.3 mi
  • Nordbergan: 17.1 mi
  • Nesfloget: 21.6 mi
  • Melandsfloget: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 5
Museums: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Parks: 3
  • Nordlandshagen: 0.4 mi
  • Sørlandshagen: 1.0 mi
  • Røstkompasset: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Hellsanden: 11.6 mi
  • Raen: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Rostadforsen: 23.0 mi
  • Forsan: 23.5 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Ettertanken: 19.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HermannsdalstindenNNE 22°1,029 m19.6 mi
ErtenhelltindenNNE 22°940 m18.4 mi
KlokkaåttetindenNNE 22°869 m20.0 mi
StorskivaNNE 20°848 m21.5 mi
MengelsdalstindenNNE 25°826 m16.7 mi
StøvlaNNE 27°824 m18.1 mi
GrustindenNNE 24°820 m18.4 mi
TrolldalstindenNNE 23°818 m17.8 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/1096959139

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