Alta · Norway
Gargia mountain lodge
Lodge in the hills south of Alta at the start of the trail to the Alta Canyon, well away from the town lights on the edge of the Finnmark plateau.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Open forest and plateau sky.
- Darkness
- Dark sky, grade 1 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. Little artificial light; a good place for faint aurora and the Milky Way.
- Aurora
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 26 km by road from Alta (estimate), roughly 30 min by car.
- Coordinates
- 69.8000, 23.4900 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Snowmobiles use the road in winter: keep to the side.
Dress for standing still in the cold, bring a head torch with a red light, and park only where parking is allowed. A forecast is guidance, not a promise: check the road and weather warnings for Norway before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from visitnorway.com.