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Ørfjellet

Ørfjellet, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates66.78945, 15.25239

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Solvågtinden: 6.8 mi
  • Steinfjellet: 7.0 mi
  • Bjøllvassfjellet: 7.4 mi
  • Storpåskfjellet: 8.3 mi
  • Batfjellet: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 50
  • Kjemåforsen: 3.8 mi
  • Skoltforsen: 5.0 mi
  • Gamforsen: 5.5 mi
  • Tjeggåforsen: 5.7 mi
  • Lønsforsen: 7.9 mi
Museums: 6
  • Roparneset: 4.5 mi
  • Bredek fjellgård: 21.0 mi
  • Saltdal bygdetun: 22.0 mi
  • Blodveimuseet: 22.1 mi
  • Beiarn bygdetun: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 6
  • 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
Attractions: 5
  • 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
Cliffs: 2
  • Svartfloget: 18.7 mi
  • Staupåhamran: 18.7 mi
Parks: 1
  • Lekeplass: 10.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SolvågtindenENE 57°1,560 m6.8 mi
BolnaS 189°1,460 m13.9 mi
Søre TausaE 86°1,443 m15.7 mi
Bortertinden - SjnjutjoktjåhkkåW 266°1,247 m14.7 mi
Kvitberget - VellgisbákkteNNW 342°832 m12.3 mi
Bukkhågen- BuhkekW 268°752 m9.9 mi
St. OlavNNW 334°707 m16.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:0117:0418:14
June solsticeMidnight sun
September equinox06:4117:5519:05
December solstice11:0212:53

Local time (Europe/Stockholm).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/26864126

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