Høgpiggsåsen

Høgpiggsåsen is a hill in Vestvågøy Municipality, Nordland and has an elevation of 180 metres. Høgpiggsåsen is situated nearby to the locality Hage,øvre, as well as near the hamlet Farstad.

Type: Hill with an elevation of 180 metres
Description: hill in Norway
Also known as: “Hogpiggsasen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gammen.

Gammen

Wilderness hut

Photo: Sloptoš, CC0.

Gammen is a wilderness hut, which is situated 3 km northeast of Høgpiggsåsen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leknes and Steine.

Lofoten is a group of islands in the northern part of Norway. With its postcard-looking small fishing villages nestled in fjords dotting a very rugged coast with abrupt peaks rising directly from the ocean, the archipelago is often described as one of the most scenic parts of Norway. Leknes is situated 4½ km southwest of Høgpiggsåsen.

Steine

Village

Steine is a fishing village in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village lies on the south side of the island of Vestvågøya, about 3 kilometres west of the village of Stamsund. Steine is situated 7 km southeast of Høgpiggsåsen.

Bøstad

Quarter

Bøstad is a village in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along the European route E10 highway just next to the hamlet of Borg in the central part of the island of Vestvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago. Borge Church is located in Borg, very close to the village of Bøstad. Bøstad is situated 8 km north of Høgpiggsåsen.

Høgpiggsåsen

Category: landform
Location: Vestvågøy Municipality, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

68.17443° or 68° 10′ 28″ north

Longitude

13.69247° or 13° 41′ 33″ east

Elevation

180 metres (591 feet)

Open location code

9FWM5MFR+QX

GeoNames ID

9237235

Wikidata ID

Q31100508

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Norwegian—“Høgpiggsåsen” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Høgpiggsåsen”
Dutch: “Høgpiggsåsen”
Norwegian: “Høgpiggsåsen”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hage,øvre and Farstad.

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Highlights include Hunnan and Piken.

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