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Tjørnadalsfossen

Tjørnadalsfossen, a waterfall in Norway
Tjørnadalsfossen, a waterfall in NorwayJoarOyg · CC BY-SA 4.0

Tjørnadalsfossen is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 322 m. Folgefonni stands 1,662 m to the west-northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Bygdeborg, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Hardanger passes 6.5 miles off.

The story

Waterfall in Ullensvang Municipality, Vestland county, Norway.

Wikidata Q11285214, matched on coordinates and name (165 m apart).

What the record says

Height
500 m

How to reach it

Coordinates60.02281, 6.56799

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Jordalsnuten: 1.9 mi
  • Rossnos: 2.1 mi
  • Tronesfjellet: 3.0 mi
  • Stridfallsnuten: 3.4 mi
  • Nordre Krossfonnuten: 4.0 mi
Waterfalls: 32
Museums: 17
  • Odda Vitensenter: 3.2 mi
  • Folgefonngata 9: 3.2 mi
  • Tyssedal Hotel: 6.5 mi
  • Kraftmuseet: 6.7 mi
  • Tyssedal kraftverk: 6.8 mi
Historic sites: 9
Attractions: 7
  • Skipheller: 2.3 mi
  • Oddmundsteinen: 2.3 mi
  • Låtefoss: 5.2 mi
  • Bondhusbrea: 9.7 mi
  • Steinparken: 19.1 mi
Artworks: 4
Cliffs: 3
  • Preikestolen: 9.4 mi
  • Trolltunga: 10.0 mi
  • Hidleren: 12.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Steinbord: 10.8 mi
  • Maryland: 21.8 mi
Parks: 1
  • Lundarhegni Naturpark: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Vikasanden: 24.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Tjørnadalsfossen. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
FolgefonniWNW1,662 m6.8 mi
ReinsnosiSE1,639 m10.2 mi
JuklavassnutaneE1,624 m12.0 mi
BjørnanutenESE1,611 m11.0 mi
SvartenutenE1,606 m10.9 mi
JuklavassrustiENE1,603 m13.0 mi
HolmaskjeraNW1,565 m6.7 mi
Søre KrossfonnutenSE1,562 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3717:5218:47
June solstice04:1021:4323:02
September equinox07:1818:4219:37
December solstice09:3713:1915:28

Local time (Europe/Oslo).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3580631615

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