Fossen
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
107 named places within 25 miles
- Storfossen: 3.8 mi
- Forsen: 5.6 mi
- Forsen: 7.0 mi
- Forsen: 8.2 mi
- Storforsen: 8.4 mi
- Galmitind - Gálmmetjåhkkå - Gálbmetjåhkkå: 2.0 mi
- Skuorttatjåhkkå: 5.2 mi
- Ávvilumtjåhkkå: 5.4 mi
- Koppartoppen: 7.4 mi
- Bálldoajvve: 8.2 mi
- Skansenøyra naturreservat: 11.8 mi
- Fiskvågvatnet naturreservat: 13.3 mi
- Fiskvågflåget naturreservat: 13.6 mi
- Fauskeeidet naturreservat: 14.0 mi
- Østerdalen landskapsvernområde: 14.7 mi
- Marmortorget: 13.0 mi
- Melenci park: 13.0 mi
- Radioskogen: 13.2 mi
- Valnesfjord lekepark: 19.2 mi
- Valnesfjord aktivitetspark: 19.3 mi
- Sulitjelma Gruvemuseum: 8.1 mi
- Saltdal bygdetun: 11.9 mi
- Blodveimuseet: 11.9 mi
- Fauske bygdetun: 13.2 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suliskongen | E 97° | 1,907 m | 14.9 mi |
| Dama | E 96° | 1,781 m | 14.2 mi |
| Nordre Saulo – Nuortta Sávllo | SE 143° | 1,756 m | 16.4 mi |
| Sårjåstjåhkkå | E 86° | 1,690 m | 12.3 mi |
| Ráhkotjåhkkå | NNE 21° | 1,312 m | 19.2 mi |
| Bálldoajvve | SSW 192° | 1,138 m | 8.2 mi |
| Skuorttatjåhkkå | S 176° | 1,063 m | 5.2 mi |
| Ávvilumtjåhkkå | SSE 161° | 1,050 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 05:59 | 17:00 | 18:11 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 17:52 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 11:22 | — | 12:29 |
Local time (Europe/Stockholm).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5659494510
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