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Fossen

Fossen, seen from above at true elevation

Fossen is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 139 m. Suliskongen stands 1,907 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Galmitind - Gálmmetjåhkkå - Gálbmetjåhkkå, a peak 2.0 miles away. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

The story

Fossen (lit. 'the waterfall') is a waterfall along the Sjønstå River in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is about 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) upriver from the Sjønstå farm. In 1892, the Sulitjelma Line was built between Sjønstå and Fossen, replacing an unimproved road from 1888. Ore from Sulitjelma Mines was transported by boat across the lake Langvatnet (Long Lake) from Sulitjelma to Fossen, and then by rail from Fossen to Sjønstå to be taken by boat via the lake Øvervatnet (Upper Lake) and Nervatnet (Lower Lake), so that it could be sent by ship from Finneid along Skjerstad Fjord. The line was extended from Fossen to Hellarmo a year later. The Sulitjelma Line was discontinued on July 23, 1972 and the station at Fossen is no longer used.

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Wikidata Q30598133, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates67.17447, 15.82728

107 named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 55
  • Storfossen: 3.8 mi
  • Forsen: 5.6 mi
  • Forsen: 7.0 mi
  • Forsen: 8.2 mi
  • Storforsen: 8.4 mi
Peaks: 27
  • Galmitind - Gálmmetjåhkkå - Gálbmetjåhkkå: 2.0 mi
  • Skuorttatjåhkkå: 5.2 mi
  • Ávvilumtjåhkkå: 5.4 mi
  • Koppartoppen: 7.4 mi
  • Bálldoajvve: 8.2 mi
Parks: 8
  • Marmortorget: 13.0 mi
  • Melenci park: 13.0 mi
  • Radioskogen: 13.2 mi
  • Valnesfjord lekepark: 19.2 mi
  • Valnesfjord aktivitetspark: 19.3 mi
Museums: 4
  • Sulitjelma Gruvemuseum: 8.1 mi
  • Saltdal bygdetun: 11.9 mi
  • Blodveimuseet: 11.9 mi
  • Fauske bygdetun: 13.2 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Kriegsgräberstätte Botn-Rognan: 11.1 mi
  • Røsvik Kystfort: 23.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fossen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SuliskongenE 97°1,907 m14.9 mi
DamaE 96°1,781 m14.2 mi
Nordre Saulo – Nuortta SávlloSE 143°1,756 m16.4 mi
SårjåstjåhkkåE 86°1,690 m12.3 mi
RáhkotjåhkkåNNE 21°1,312 m19.2 mi
BálldoajvveSSW 192°1,138 m8.2 mi
SkuorttatjåhkkåS 176°1,063 m5.2 mi
ÁvvilumtjåhkkåSSE 161°1,050 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox05:5917:0018:11
June solsticeMidnight sun
September equinox06:3817:5219:03
December solstice11:2212:29

Local time (Europe/Stockholm).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5659494510

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