Preikestolen

Preikestolen Lysefjord with

The Pulpit Rock or Preikestolen ( Pulpit norw for or literally preaching chair) is a natural rock platform ( Pulpit Rock) in Ryfylke in the Norwegian province (county ) Rogaland and a tourist destination with a wide view over the Lysefjord and the surrounding mountains.

The size of the rock plateau is approximately 25 by 25 meters. The Fjellkante falls 604 meters vertically from the nearly 40 -kilometer-long fjord. The pulpit is hiked annually by about 100,000 people.

General Information

The Pulpit Rock is located in Rogaland, a western district in southern Norway. Distance to Stavanger, the fourth largest city of Norway is, as the crow flies about 25 kilometers.

Access is from boats on a signposted road. The platform is accessible from the end of the road at Preikestolhytta only a hiking and bridle path. The path leads steeply until a ridge up and then almost ground level through piles paths through swampy forest to Urskarhöhe (418 moh. ) And from there through a boulder field to Neverdalsskaretpass (532 moh. ) Up. On a small lake over one finally reaches the platform through a secure unsecured with stairs and railings piece.

Formation

The rock formation was created by a frost shattering about 10,000 years ago, when the edge of the glacier reached up above the rock. The water froze into the crevices and blew large, angular blocks, which then led to the glacier itself. This is the cause of the angular shape of the plateau. Along the plateau is also happening today is a deep rift. However, the geologists of the region confirm the safety of the plateau.

Landscape

The scenery at Pulpit Rock is characterized by light granite rock. It huddle tightly shaped and multicolored green valleys in the region of Rogalandes. The mountains here reach heights of up to 843 meters. Between the round hilltops the high plains interspersed with lakes. Depth, however, the Lysefjord has cut into the landscape. The eastern cliffs reach him at Kjerag a height of 1,000 meters. The gneiss and granite rocks provide good conditions for climbing.

Below the Preikestolhytta is the lake Refsvatn.

Climate

Along the fjord has a mild and humid coastal climate. However, on the high plateaus that are 600-1000 meters high, it can be cool even in summer. In winter there larger amounts of snow fall.