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Ulriken

Ulriken rises to 643 m. Slettegga stands 745 m to the east-southeast, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Lemickahytten, a historic site 0.2 miles away.

The story

Ulriken (or the older, Ålreken) is a mountain in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is the highest of the Seven Mountains (Norwegian: De syv fjell) that surround the city centre of Bergen. It has a height of 643 metres (2,110 ft) above sea level. Ulriken has an aerial tramway, Ulriksbanen, that can bring people to the top. At the top there is a TV tower and a restaurant. There is a network of trails along Ulriken, which is a popular hike with several paths up ranging from steep to not so steep.

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Wikidata Q386192, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
643 m

How to reach it

Coordinates60.37750, 5.38692

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Lemickahytten: 0.2 mi
  • Sæterjenten: 0.4 mi
  • Turnerhytten: 0.6 mi
  • Soria Moria: 0.8 mi
  • Regulatoren: 0.9 mi
Artworks
Peaks
  • Hauggjelsvarden: 1.1 mi
  • Storfjellet: 1.2 mi
  • Landåsfjellet: 1.4 mi
  • Søre Midtfjellet: 1.5 mi
  • Blåmanen: 1.8 mi
Parks: 48
  • Lunas Plass: 0.9 mi
  • Storhaugen: 0.9 mi
  • Langhaugen: 1.2 mi
  • Bøkeparken: 1.4 mi
  • Solheimsvatnet: 1.5 mi
Attractions: 39
Waterfalls: 35
  • Bogstifossen: 1.2 mi
  • Urteigfossen: 7.1 mi
  • Bergsfossen: 9.4 mi
  • Gjerstadfossen: 10.2 mi
  • Fossen: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 18
  • Møhlenpris badeplass: 2.1 mi
  • Nygardsvika friluftsområde: 2.9 mi
  • Skjoldbukta: 4.9 mi
  • Vollane: 5.0 mi
  • Kollavågen: 10.4 mi
Gardens: 10
Picnic sites: 7
  • Juditslund: 6.0 mi
  • Kletten: 6.1 mi
  • Stuperen: 6.2 mi
  • Sekkeviken: 6.2 mi
  • Bjørnemarken: 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
  • Geithelleren: 4.1 mi
  • Hakkstein: 7.2 mi
  • Skiphammaren: 8.0 mi
  • Balhammaren: 18.0 mi
  • Laddberget: 23.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.4 miles of Ulriken. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SletteggaESE 107°745 m4.2 mi
KatlaneESE 103°701 m4.3 mi
LivardenSE 130°683 m3.7 mi
GrønaE 82°680.4 m4.0 mi
HauggjelsvardenE 93°673 m1.1 mi
GrønetuaNNE 20°642 m2.6 mi
SkåldalsnipaE 83°603 m3.5 mi
VardeggaNNE 12°590 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4217:5618:52
June solstice04:1021:5023:11
September equinox07:2318:4619:42
December solstice09:4513:0515:30

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/173412254

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