Ørfjellet
Ørfjellet rises to 1,751 m. Solvågtinden stands 1,560 m to the east-northeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Kjemåforsen, a waterfall 3.8 miles away.
The story
Ørfjellet (Norwegian) or Uvbágájsse (Lule Sami) is the highest mountain in the Saltfjellet mountain range in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in Saltdal Municipality roughly halfway between the lakes Nordre Bjøllåvatnet and Kjemåvatnet. The village of Lønsdal lies about 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) southeast of the mountain. The mountain has two peaks, the highest being 1,751 metres (5,745 ft). Approximately 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north of the highest peak is the other peak with height of 1,651 metres (5,417 ft).
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Wikidata Q1255636, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1751 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Solvågtinden: 6.8 mi
- Steinfjellet: 7.0 mi
- Bjøllvassfjellet: 7.4 mi
- Storpåskfjellet: 8.3 mi
- Batfjellet: 9.0 mi
- Kjemåforsen: 3.8 mi
- Skoltforsen: 5.0 mi
- Gamforsen: 5.5 mi
- Tjeggåforsen: 5.7 mi
- Lønsforsen: 7.9 mi
- Nystadneslia naturreservat: 4.6 mi
- Kjeggen naturreservat: 5.6 mi
- Stor-Graddis naturreservat: 12.7 mi
- Fiskosura naturreservat: 16.2 mi
- Váhcanjohka naturreservat: 17.9 mi
- Roparneset: 4.5 mi
- Bredek fjellgård: 21.0 mi
- Saltdal bygdetun: 22.0 mi
- Blodveimuseet: 22.1 mi
- Beiarn bygdetun: 24.0 mi
- Polarkreis-Statue: 16.4 mi
- Polarkreis-Statue: 16.5 mi
- Polarsirkelen 1937: 16.5 mi
- Polarsirkelen 1990: 16.5 mi
- Sovjetiske Krigsfanger: 21.1 mi
- Villmarkscampen: 12.9 mi
- Skulpturlandskap Nordland Tollå: 15.9 mi
- Polarsirkelsenteret: 16.5 mi
- Höhlenausgang mit Wassserfall: 17.6 mi
- Beiarn stavkirke: 20.2 mi
- Svartfloget: 18.7 mi
- Staupåhamran: 18.7 mi
- Lekeplass: 10.3 mi
- Fiskosstrand: 15.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Ørfjellet. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solvågtinden | ENE 57° | 1,560 m | 6.8 mi |
| Bolna | S 189° | 1,460 m | 13.9 mi |
| Søre Tausa | E 86° | 1,443 m | 15.7 mi |
| Bortertinden - Sjnjutjoktjåhkkå | W 266° | 1,247 m | 14.7 mi |
| Kvitberget - Vellgisbákkte | NNW 342° | 832 m | 12.3 mi |
| Bukkhågen- Buhkek | W 268° | 752 m | 9.9 mi |
| St. Olav | NNW 334° | 707 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:01 | 17:04 | 18:14 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 17:55 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 11:02 | — | 12:53 |
Local time (Europe/Stockholm).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/26864126
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