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Urdalsknuten

Urdalsknuten, seen from above at true elevation

Urdalsknuten rises to 1,434 m. Steinheii stands 1,421 m to the north, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Gråmannsfjellet, a peak 1.6 miles away.

The story

Urdalsknuten is a mountain that lies on the border of Sirdal Municipality and Valle Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The 1,434-metre (4,705 ft) mountain is located in the Setesdalsheiene mountain range. The mountain lies about 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of the village of Valle. The lakes Botnsvatnet, Kolsvatnet, and Rosskreppfjorden surround the mountain to the northeast and south and the mountain Bergeheii lies directly to the north.

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Wikidata Q4560175, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1434 m

How to reach it

Coordinates59.16377, 7.15756

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Gråmannsfjellet: 1.6 mi
  • Rutonå: 2.1 mi
  • Bergeheii: 2.1 mi
  • Skrålletødnane: 3.2 mi
  • Skrubblegarknuten: 4.5 mi
Waterfalls: 44
  • Fossen: 5.2 mi
  • Fossen: 9.9 mi
  • Dukefossen: 10.0 mi
  • Raudkleivfossen: 11.5 mi
  • Sprenen: 11.5 mi
Historic sites: 18
  • Trongehytta: 5.7 mi
  • Ljosådal: 7.3 mi
  • Myrbu: 10.4 mi
  • Fossebui: 11.9 mi
  • Kvæven: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Sylvartun Folkekunst: 13.0 mi
  • Straumsbolten: 16.8 mi
  • Kjeragbolten: 21.9 mi
  • Kompasset: 22.6 mi
  • Mohidler: 23.5 mi
Museums: 6
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 3
Parks: 1
  • Solheim Fjellgrend: 21.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Ose Ullvare: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Urdalsknuten. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SteinheiiN 352°1,421 m8.2 mi
BergeheiiNNW 348°1,403 m2.1 mi
StrondefjellN 0°1,393 m12.5 mi
DravleskarvenENE 62°1,390 m8.8 mi
RutonåWSW 243°1,382.1 m2.1 mi
SvarvarnutenENE 76°1,377 m8.8 mi
RjuvenNE 42°1,376 m6.1 mi
SkrålletødnaneSW 225°1,368 m3.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3517:5118:45
June solstice04:1721:3522:51
September equinox07:1618:4119:34
December solstice09:2613:4415:34

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2494769784

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