Alta · Norway
Kvænangsfjellet nord rest area · by Gildetun
Statens vegvesen rest area on the E6 over Kvænangsfjellet in Kvænangen, 0.6 km from the Gildetun inn, with a viewpoint next to the car park.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Partly open to the north: the land rises to about 6° at most, lowest towards the north-north-west..
- Darkness
- Mostly dark sky, grade 2 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. Some light from a village, houses or a road nearby.
- Aurora
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 79 km by road from Alta (estimate), roughly 1 h 31 by car.
- Parking
- Rest area with room for about 10 cars and 4 lorries; reachable from both directions.
- Coordinates
- 69.8963, 21.6199 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Mountain pass with wind and drifting snow; the E6 here has had many avalanche closures. Check vegvesen.no/trafikk before driving.
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 openstreetmap.org.