Panorama view from a mountain top in Recherchefjord
The mountain Observatoriefjellet is located in Recherchefjord on the south side of Bellsund.
Observatoriefjellet is the northernmost top of the mountain chain that separates Recherchebreen from Chamberlindalen, both south of Recherchefjord. It is 576 m high.
In the second half of September 2014, I finally managed to panorama-photograph the grand view from Observatoriefjellet in Recherchefjord. It was not the first time I carried the panorama equipment up to the 576 metre high top, but the first time for a while the visibility was still got when we got up. This is not always the case …
This September day in 2014 was pretty cold, it was an early winter with a lot of early snow. We were a bit late in the day, as we had been cruising a while in Van Keulenfjord, hoping to find a polar bear (without success). Of course, we still wanted to get up to the top of Observatoriefjellet before sunset, so the ascent on the snow-covered slope was a bit of a sweaty affair.
But the view was clearly worth the effort. When we reached the top, the sun was still above the mountains in the west. Grand views to all directions: Chamberlindalen with its steep glaciers in the southwest, the mountains separating Recherchefjord from the west coast in the west. To the north, Recherchefjord and the large Bellsund behind it. The main eyecatcher is probably Recherchebreen (-glacier) in the southeast with the forelying lagoon, which was already mostly frozen at that time. Stunning views! I shot these two 360 degree views on this occasion.
Observatoriefjellet – Photo gallery
Finally some impressions: Observatoriefjellet and surroundings, the view from the peak and from elsewhere.
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