Bolna, Rana Explained


Map:Nordland#Norway
Map Alt:Map of the location
Label:Bolna
Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:66.5906°N 15.1695°W
Coordinates Ref:[1]
Location:Nordland, Norway
Elevation M:1460
Range:Saltfjellet

or is a mountain in the Saltfjellet mountain range in the municipality of Rana in Nordland county, Norway. The mountain peak reaches above sea level, and is located just north of the Arctic Circle inside Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park. The mountain peak is located less than west of the municipal border with Saltdal and about west of the border with Sweden.[2]

At the southeastern foot of the mountain sits Bolna Station, a railway station on the Nordland Line. The Norwegian Mountain Touring Association has a mountain lodge named Bolnastua located only from the railway station. The cabin was completed in 1993 and has 13 beds. The European route E6 highway and the river Ranelva both pass along the south and eastern side of the mountain. The station and Bolnastua cabin are both situated in a mountain birch forest near the treeline.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bolna, Rana (Nordland) . . Norwegian. 2019-02-07.
  2. Web site: Bolna. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2011-12-12.