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Vettakollen

Vettakollen, seen from above at true elevation

Vettakollen rises to 419 m. Tryvannshøgda stands 530 m to the northwest, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Vettakolltoppen, a peak 0.3 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
419 m

How to reach it

Coordinates59.97655, 10.69903

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Museums
Artworks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Heftye-bautaen: 1.3 mi
  • Fritz Huitfelt: 1.4 mi
  • Oslos geografiske midtpunkt - Pyramide: 1.4 mi
  • Holmenkollen leir: 1.5 mi
  • Kragstøtten: 1.5 mi
Parks
  • Oslo Summerpark: 1.6 mi
  • Lekeplassen: 1.8 mi
  • Dalen: 1.8 mi
  • Åsly park: 2.0 mi
  • Havnajordet: 2.2 mi
Waterfalls
Attractions
Beaches
  • Vækerøstranda: 4.7 mi
  • Sollerudstranda: 4.8 mi
  • Homolulu: 5.2 mi
  • Paradisbukta: 5.3 mi
  • Sørenga Sjøbad: 5.5 mi
Gardens: 38
Cliffs: 24
  • Skådalsstupene: 0.4 mi
  • Knutkastet: 5.0 mi
  • Årvoll gruve: 5.0 mi
  • Guddefjellet: 5.4 mi
  • Høgkastet: 6.0 mi
Picnic sites: 17
  • Bord: 3.7 mi
  • Sofienbergparken: 4.3 mi
  • Piknikplen: 4.7 mi
  • Grillområde: 6.4 mi
  • Masjørgengruva: 7.1 mi
Springs: 12
  • Simensølla: 9.0 mi
  • Kilden: 11.0 mi
  • Olavskilden: 11.4 mi
  • Olavsbrønnen: 13.4 mi
  • Pipekvila: 13.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 4.6 miles of Vettakollen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TryvannshøgdaNW 308°530 m1.3 mi
KobberhaugeneNNW 348°526 m4.6 mi
KobberhaugeneN 349°518 m4.6 mi
SkjennungsåsenN 357°495 m2.0 mi
VindernhøgdaN 355°489.5 m4.4 mi
FrønsvollsåsenNNW 346°475.3 m1.1 mi
LybergaNNE 30°463 m3.7 mi
StutehaugenNNE 19°462 m3.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2117:3618:31
June solstice03:5421:2622:45
September equinox07:0218:2519:20
December solstice09:2013:0415:12

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/301173327

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