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Komagaksla

Komagaksla, seen from above at true elevation

Komagaksla rises to 659 m. Seiland stands 1,078 m to the southeast, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Soroya, a peak 1.7 miles away. 46 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.

The story

Komagaksla (or Vatnafjellet) is the highest mountain on the island of Sørøya in Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The 659-metre (2,162 ft) tall mountain sits along the southern shore of the island, along the Sørøysundet.

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Wikidata Q4567618, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
659 m

How to reach it

Coordinates70.54070, 22.88160

46 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 22
  • Soroya: 1.7 mi
  • Kaarhamntind: 7.5 mi
  • Seiland: 8.2 mi
  • Jøfjordveggen: 9.2 mi
  • Veggen: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Skippernes fort: 17.1 mi
  • Hammerfest fort: 18.9 mi
  • Melkøen fort: 19.4 mi
  • Fuglenes fort: 19.9 mi
  • Meridianstøtten: 20.0 mi
Museums: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Storsand: 20.1 mi
  • Stranda: 21.3 mi
Attractions: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Mor og barn: 20.3 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SeilandSE 143°1,078 m8.2 mi
EliassenSW 217°939 m18.1 mi
SvartfjelletE 82°629 m22.7 mi
TyvenENE 70°418 m20.0 mi
FuglenWNW 291°374 m22.5 mi
OksfjørdfjelletSSW 211°372 m23.6 mi
RamntindenNE 36°350 m18.9 mi
KjøttvikvardenNNE 27°320 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox05:3016:2117:44
June solsticeMidnight sun——
September equinox06:0817:1418:37
December solsticePolar night——

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/2353290364

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