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Norway : Finnmark

2.4 km (1.5 miles) SW of Melsvik, Finnmark, Norway
Approx. altitude: 472 m (1548 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 70°S 157°W

Accuracy: 3 m (9 ft)
Quality: good

Click on any of the images for the full-sized picture.

#2: View to the South #3: View to the West #4: View to the North #5: View to the East #6: GPS Reading #7: Ground Zero #8: The Confluence Hunter #9: Bicyle Parking at the Confluence #10: Rock on the Hike #11: Camping at the Fjord at 2 AM

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  70°N 23°E (visit #5) (secondary) 

#1: The Confluence from 40m Distance

(visited by Rainer Mautz)

10-Jul-2024 -- This is the 6th out of 10 reports visiting confluence points during a 10-day bicycle trip from Rovaniemi to the Norwegian Sea and back. The story starts from 67°N 26°E and continues from 70°N 25°E.

After a big buffet-dinner in the Scandic Hotel in Alta, I didn’t feel like going to bed, in particular because the weather was finally excellent after a couple of rainy days.

Therefore, I continued riding along the fjord for another 25 km westwards. On this stretch there are 4 tunnels. Just after the 4th tunnel I parked my bicycle at the main road (E6) at straight distance of 1.8km and a height difference of 450m to the confluence.

It was a wonderful hike. The first half of it I ascended steeply through a mixed forest. In the second half I hiked through the Fell, the high and barren landscape of Scandinavia.

I found the confluence just below a snow field with grass, moss and yellow flowers on wet soaked ground. It was almost midnight and the sun was shining 3 degrees above the horizon, still giving some warmth.

The total hike including return took me a little more than 2 hours. After the visit, I found a wonderful place to put my tent at 1:30 AM in a remote location directly at the Norwegian Sea. The sun was already rising and heating up my tent, such that I didn’t need a sleeping bag!

CP Visit Details:

  • Distance to a road: 1800 m
  • Distance to a track: 1800 m
  • Distance of bicycle parking: 1800 m
  • Time to reach the CP from the main road: 1 hour 15 minutes
  • Time at the CP: 23:40 PM
  • Measured height: 464 m
  • Minimal distance according to GPS: 0 m
  • Position accuracy: 3 m
  • Topography: mountainous
  • Vegetation: grass, moss, yellow flowers
  • Weather: sunny, 15° C (felt temperature)
  • Given Name: The Midnight-Sun Confluence

The story continues at 69°N 23°E.


 All pictures
#1: The Confluence from 40m Distance
#2: View to the South
#3: View to the West
#4: View to the North
#5: View to the East
#6: GPS Reading
#7: Ground Zero
#8: The Confluence Hunter
#9: Bicyle Parking at the Confluence
#10: Rock on the Hike
#11: Camping at the Fjord at 2 AM
ALL: All pictures on one page