Lyngenfjord · Norway
Lenangsøyra · north tip of the Lyngen peninsula
Flat coastal plain at the very end of the road on the Lyngen peninsula, open to the north over the sea; Visit Lyngenfjord photographs the aurora from this northern end when the inner fjord clouds over.
See tonight's live score and best time to go for Lenangsøyra in Aurora Atlas
Why it works for the aurora
- View
- North over the open sea towards Nord-Fugløy and Arnøya..
- 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
- Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.
Getting there
- Distance
- About 59 km by road from the middle of Lyngenfjord (estimate), roughly 1 h 08 by car.
- Parking
- Small car park on Ørstrandveien; a viewpoint is 0.8 km further north.
- Bus or train
- Nearest stop: Lenangsøyra.
- Coordinates
- 69.8396, 19.9863 · Open in OpenStreetMap
Before you go
The Fv7922 has closed for avalanche danger: check vegvesen.no/trafikk and varsom.no.
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.