North Cape · Norway
Utsikten · Turfjordhøyda rest area
Rest area with a viewpoint on the heights above Tufjorden, on the road towards Skarsvåg and the North Cape: tundra plateau, no lights, room for 15 cars.
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Why it works for the aurora
- View
- West and north-west over the Tufjorden and the open sea (rest area is named 'Utsikten', the view)..
- 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 14 km by road from the middle of North Cape (estimate), roughly 16 min by car.
- Parking
- Rest area for about 15 cars and 6 lorries.
- Coordinates
- 71.0568, 25.7632 · 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 Norway before a night drive. See our winter safety note.
Spot information from openstreetmap.org.