Narvik · Norway

Narvikfjellet top station

Cable-car top station high above Narvik with a panorama over the Ofotfjord; you are above most of the town light, though the floodlit slopes are close by.

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View from Narvik mountain
“View from Narvik mountain” by larsjuh, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized).

Why it works for the aurora

View
Panoramic over the town and the Ofotfjord; lit ski slopes below.
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
Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.

Getting there

Distance
About 3 km by road from Narvik (estimate), roughly 3 min by car.
Parking
Car park at the valley station; up by cable car.
Coordinates
68.4223, 17.4567 · 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.