Hemavan · Sweden
Tjulträsk car park · Ammarnäs
Public car park at the end of the road west of Ammarnäs, start of the Kungsleden section into Vindelfjällen.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- West and north-west over Lake Tjulträsk in the Vindelfjällen reserve..
- Darkness
- Very dark sky, grade 0 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. No towns or road lights nearby; the faintest aurora shows.
- Aurora
- Near the edge of the auroral oval: aurora on most active nights, low in the northern sky on quiet ones.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 59 km by road from Hemavan (estimate), roughly 1 h 07 by car.
- Parking
- Car park at Tjulträsk.
- Coordinates
- 65.9651, 16.0478 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
Road may be a snowmobile route in winter; check 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 Sweden before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from openstreetmap.org.