Boknafjellet Mountain

About

The TV tower is litterally the largest landmark at Bokn. With a high point of 294 metres above sea level, Boknafjellet has been an important landmark for seafarers for thousands of years. When the Dutch and other nationalities came sailing in towards the Norwegian coast, Buch van See - the Dutch name for Bokn, was the first place they saw. For seafarers Bokn Mountain has always been an important navigational point. Boknafjellet was the highest point between Jaeren and Bomlo, and was therefore chosen as location for a transmitter for the entire region when television came to Norway in 1960. The transmitter at Bokn was completed in 1961 and provides large parts of the population in Rogaland with good radio and TV signals. The view from the top of Boknafjellet is breathtaking. You can drive almost all the way to the top. The last kilometer, you`ll have to walk along a gravel road. Bokn Mountain (294 m) is the highest point between Siggjo in Bomlo and Synesvarden in Jaeren. On a clear day one can see large parts of Rogaland and Hordaland from here.