Jokkmokk · Sweden
Storknabben · Jokkmokk
Jokkmokk municipality calls Storknabben 'the perfect spot to experience the midnight sun in summer and the Northern Lights in winter': a 2 km steep gravel road from the Alpine Garden climbs to the viewpoint.
See tonight's live score and best time to go for Storknabben in Aurora Atlas
Why it works for the aurora
- View
- Wide views over Jokkmokk and the surrounding forest and lakes; best northward over the village edge..
- 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
- Near the edge of the auroral oval: aurora on most active nights, low in the northern sky on quiet ones.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 3 km by road from Jokkmokk (estimate), roughly 4 min by car.
- Parking
- At the top of the road; also a car park on Sprängargatan, 0.2 km away.
- Coordinates
- 66.5883, 19.8582 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
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.