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Skyvassnuten

Skyvassnuten, seen from above at true elevation

Skyvassnuten rises to 1,421 m. Stavsnuten stands 1,661 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Austra Brødsruva, a peak 3.0 miles away. Ryfylke passes 16 miles off.

The story

Skyvassnuten is a mountain in Bykle Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The 1,421-metre (4,662 ft) tall mountain sits just 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) east of the municipal/county border with Rogaland. The lake Skyvatn lies at the eastern foot of the mountain, and the mountain Sveigen lies immediately south of the mountain. The lake Holmavatnet lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the mountain.

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Wikidata Q3446279, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1421 m

How to reach it

Coordinates59.63750, 7.11794

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Austra Brødsruva: 3.0 mi
  • Hongsnuten: 4.1 mi
  • Førsvassfjelli: 4.2 mi
  • Syni: 5.0 mi
  • Aslaksnuten: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 36
  • Skåfonnlega: 10.3 mi
  • Heggli: 10.4 mi
  • Hestevollen: 11.2 mi
  • Nystøyl: 11.9 mi
  • Tjønnlega: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 20
  • Spelefossen: 4.2 mi
  • Sunnselifossen: 6.3 mi
  • Klauvfossen: 6.4 mi
  • Kjellbergfossen: 7.0 mi
  • Isfossen: 8.5 mi
Museums: 10
Picnic sites: 2
  • Maryland: 20.8 mi
  • Steinbord: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Hovden Skisenter (tidligere navn): 9.4 mi
Parks: 1
  • Naturpark hovden: 10.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Skyvassnuten. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
StavsnutenNNW 346°1,661 m15.8 mi
Store NupN 2°1,661 m16.1 mi
VassdalseggiN 358°1,658 m8.7 mi
KistenutenN 356°1,648 m10.1 mi
TrollaskeinutenNNW 327°1,622 m7.8 mi
BreifonnNW 319°1,616 m10.6 mi
BlåbergnutenNNW 333°1,584 m13.1 mi
MælenWNW 301°1,574 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3517:5118:45
June solstice04:1221:3822:56
September equinox07:1618:4019:34
December solstice09:3113:3115:30

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/11399704181

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