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Kvasstinden

Kvasstinden, seen from above at true elevation

Kvasstinden rises to 705 m. Snøkolla stands 763 m to the southwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Rosstuva, a peak 0.4 miles away. Andøya passes 5.7 miles off.

The story

Kvasstinden is the highest mountain on the island of Andøya in the Vesterålen archipelago in northern Norway. It is located in the southern part of Andøy Municipality in Nordland county. The mountain is 705 metres (2,313 ft) tall.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6449665, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
705 m

How to reach it

Coordinates68.93022, 15.48278

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Rosstuva: 0.4 mi
  • Disken: 0.8 mi
  • Sandnesberget: 1.6 mi
  • Høgtinden: 1.9 mi
  • Norddalsheia: 2.0 mi
Historic sites: 13
Waterfalls: 12
  • Lakseblikkan: 8.6 mi
  • Bjørnfossen: 10.5 mi
  • Høgfossen: 10.5 mi
  • Storfossen: 12.6 mi
  • Skinnforsen: 16.4 mi
Museums: 10
  • Risøyhamn bygdetun: 4.8 mi
  • Øksnes museum: 5.4 mi
  • Jennestad Handelssted: 13.1 mi
  • Sortland museum: 16.2 mi
  • Tinden: 19.1 mi
Parks: 8
  • Table bench: 5.1 mi
  • Table bench: 5.5 mi
  • Havneparken: 10.1 mi
  • Table bench: 10.3 mi
  • Table bench: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Hushammarn: 17.9 mi
  • Perhågen: 24.7 mi
  • Skinnhallarn: 24.7 mi
  • Åsen: 24.8 mi
Attractions: 3
Beaches: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Kvasstinden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SnøkollaSW 229°763 m9.5 mi
KlotindenWNW 285°671 m10.3 mi
GavltindenSSW 194°662 m2.2 mi
KvålkvanntotindenSSW 212°654 m8.3 mi
JennskardtindenWNW 284°654 m10.7 mi
NattmålstindenSW 235°647 m7.7 mi
RosstuvaESE 122°643 m0.4 mi
DiskenSE 133°639 m0.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:0016:5618:13
June solsticeMidnight sun——
September equinox06:3817:4819:05
December solsticePolar night——

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/26863461

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