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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
1,421 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 17.4 miles of Skyvassnuten. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
StavsnutenNNW1,661 m15.8 mi
Store NupN1,661 m16.1 mi
VassdalseggiN1,658 m8.7 mi
KistenutenN1,648 m10.1 mi
TrollaskeinutenNNW1,622 m7.8 mi
BreifonnNW1,616 m10.6 mi
BlåbergnutenNNW1,584 m13.1 mi
MælenWNW1,574 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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