Gullfjellet

Mountain in Vestland, Norway
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LocationVestland, NorwayTopo map1215 IV SamnangerClimbingEasiest routeHiking along cairns

Gullfjellet or Gulfjellet is a 987-metre (3,238 ft) tall mountain in Vestland county, Norway. It is situated on the border between the municipalities of Bergen and Samnanger, and it is the highest mountain in the municipality of Bergen. The name "Gul" is an old name for a strong wind, so the old name - Gulfjellet - means "the mountain with strong wind".

View from Gullfjellet.
Redningshytten at Gullfjellet.

Due to its importance as a hiking attraction, and much bad weather, large and numerous cairns have been put up ("Varderekka") to guide hikers from both sides of the mountain. The watercourses on Gullfjellet supports large parts of the Bergen region with piped water.

Svartavatnet is situated 400 metres (1,300 ft) to the west of the mountain.[3]

Climate

Climate data for Gullfjellet 2016-2023 (345 m, extremes 2016-2023)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 9.5
(49.1) 		11.6
(52.9) 		10.6
(51.1) 		19.6
(67.3) 		28.5
(83.3) 		26.9
(80.4) 		31.0
(87.8) 		26.2
(79.2) 		25.6
(78.1) 		19.8
(67.6) 		18.1
(64.6) 		10.9
(51.6) 		31.0
(87.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.0
(32.0) 		−0.3
(31.5) 		0.6
(33.1) 		4.0
(39.2) 		7.8
(46.0) 		11.1
(52.0) 		13.0
(55.4) 		13.0
(55.4) 		10.1
(50.2) 		5.9
(42.6) 		2.7
(36.9) 		0.6
(33.1) 		5.7
(42.3)
Record low °C (°F) −15.5
(4.1) 		−17.3
(0.9) 		−19.6
(−3.3) 		−11.9
(10.6) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		−0.8
(30.6) 		1.6
(34.9) 		3.9
(39.0) 		0.4
(32.7) 		−6.4
(20.5) 		−12.1
(10.2) 		−14.1
(6.6) 		−19.6
(−3.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 464
(18.3) 		355
(14.0) 		317
(12.5) 		210
(8.3) 		175
(6.9) 		196
(7.7) 		259
(10.2) 		345
(13.6) 		347
(13.7) 		409
(16.1) 		482
(19.0) 		509
(20.0) 		4,068
(160.3)
Source: yr.no/Norwegian Meteorological Institute[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Fjellforum". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
  2. ^ "Gullfjellet, Bergen (Vestland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  3. ^ Her er Bergens nye vannreserve
  4. ^ "yr.no/met.no".


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