Skipsfjell

Skipsfjell is a hill in Tinn, Telemark, Innlandet and has an elevation of 1,099 metres. Skipsfjell is situated nearby to the hamlet Kvitåvatn, as well as near the locality Vatnedalen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Glupen and Dal Church.

Glupen

Nature reserve

Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Glupen is a nature reserve, which is situated 3½ km west of Skipsfjell.

Dal Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tinn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Rjukan. It is one of the churches for the Rjukan parish which is part of the Øvre Telemark prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. Dal Church is situated 3½ km west of Skipsfjell.

Mår Hydroelectric Power Station

Power station

Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Mår Power Station is a hydroelectric power station located in Tinn Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It operates at an installed capacity of 180 megawatts, with an average annual production of about 1,145 gigawatt-hours. Mår Hydroelectric Power Station is situated 3½ km west of Skipsfjell.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rjukan.

Rjukan

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Rjukan is a town in the Tinn municipality of Telemark, Norway. The town was founded in 1908 by Sam Eyde, who started the plan of building a city from scratch, after buying the renowned Rjukan waterfall to make electric power for fertilizer production.

Skipsfjell

Type: Hill with an elevation of 1,099 metres
Description: hill in Telemark, Norway
Category: landform
Location: Tinn, Telemark, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.88679° or 59° 53′ 12″ north

Longitude

8.73697° or 8° 44′ 13″ east

Elevation

1,099 metres (3,606 feet)

Open location code

9FFCVPPP+PQ

GeoNames ID

3139021

Wikidata ID

Q31223342

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Dutch—“Skipsfjell” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Skipsfjell”
Dutch: “Skipsfjell”

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