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Kyrkjenuten

Kyrkjenuten, seen from above at true elevation

Kyrkjenuten rises to 1,602 m. Reinsnosi stands 1,639 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Søre Tinden, a peak 2.8 miles away. Ryfylke passes 4.7 miles off.

The story

Kyrkjenuten is a mountain in Sauda Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 1,602-metre (5,256 ft) tall mountain is the highest mountain in Sauda Municipality and also the 7th highest mountain in the county. It is located in northeastern Sauda, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of the village of Hellandsbygda and about the same distance southeast of the village of Fjæra in Etne Municipality to the north of the mountain, just over the Vestland county border.

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Wikidata Q11236641, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1602 m

How to reach it

Coordinates59.79444, 6.54929

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Søre Tinden: 2.8 mi
  • Bjørnanuten: 3.0 mi
  • Tindane: 3.2 mi
  • Kvannegrødnuten: 3.3 mi
  • Borddalsnuten: 3.8 mi
Waterfalls: 60
  • Sandvassfossen: 4.7 mi
  • Håfossen: 7.5 mi
  • Suldalsfossen: 7.7 mi
  • Kvernhusfossen: 7.8 mi
  • Langfoss: 7.9 mi
Museums: 29
  • Slettedalen stølsbu: 5.7 mi
  • Allmannajuvet: 10.2 mi
  • Industriarbeidarmuseet i Sauda: 11.9 mi
  • Fagerheimsamlinga: 11.9 mi
  • Tinghaug: 13.0 mi
Historic sites: 21
  • Bjursåta: 5.0 mi
  • Direktør Knut Vesthassel: 5.0 mi
  • Gustav von Hahnke: 10.7 mi
  • Direktør Harald Blegen: 12.0 mi
  • Hans Hylen: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Låtefoss: 10.7 mi
  • Eventyrskogen: 13.3 mi
  • Oddmundsteinen: 13.5 mi
  • Fjellhaugvatn Waterfall: 17.6 mi
  • Skipheller: 17.9 mi
Artworks: 8
  • Fabrikkarbeidaren: 12.0 mi
  • 1892 Skule born 1992: 12.1 mi
  • Turbin: 12.1 mi
  • Anker: 12.3 mi
  • Turbinhjul 1: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Hidleren: 8.1 mi
  • Hodnet: 15.6 mi
  • Preikestolen: 23.7 mi
  • Trolltunga: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Maryland: 6.0 mi
  • Steinbord: 6.5 mi
Parks: 2
  • Sneath Park: 11.7 mi
  • Andedammen: 11.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Pebaren: 22.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Kyrkjenuten. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ReinsnosiNE 42°1,639 m12.9 mi
BreifonnESE 103°1,616 m13.1 mi
BjørnanutenNE 43°1,611 m15.6 mi
BlåbergnutenE 86°1,584 m13.9 mi
MælenESE 117°1,574 m14.8 mi
Søre TindenESE 124°1,564 m2.8 mi
Søre KrossfonnutenNE 35°1,562 m11.0 mi
SkaulenS 175°1,540 m11.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3717:5318:47
June solstice04:1321:4123:00
September equinox07:1818:4219:37
December solstice09:3513:2815:31

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/26863469

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