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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
Peaks
  • Hauggjelsvarden: 1.1 mi
  • Storfjellet: 1.2 mi
  • Landåsfjellet: 1.4 mi
  • Søre Midtfjellet: 1.5 mi
  • Blåmanen: 1.8 mi
Artworks
Parks: 46
  • Lunas Plass: 0.9 mi
  • Storhaugen: 0.9 mi
  • Langhaugen: 1.2 mi
  • Bøkeparken: 1.4 mi
  • Solheimsvatnet: 1.5 mi
Attractions: 34
Waterfalls: 27
  • 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
SletteggaESE745 m4.2 mi
KatlaneESE701 m4.3 mi
LivardenSE683 m3.7 mi
GrønaE680 m4.0 mi
HauggjelsvardenE673 m1.1 mi
GrønetuaNNE642 m2.6 mi
SkåldalsnipaE603 m3.5 mi
VardeggaNNE590 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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