Henvålen Nature Reserve

Henvålen Nature Reserve
Location within Jämtland County
Henvålen Nature Reserve (Sweden)
LocationSweden
Nearest cityÖstersund
Coordinates62°41′N 13°17′E / 62.683°N 13.283°E / 62.683; 13.283
Area180 km2 (44,000 acres)[1]
Established1998[1]
Official nameAloppkölen-Köpmankölen
Designated19 November 2001
Reference no.1113[2]

Henvålen Nature Reserve (Swedish: Henvålens naturreservat) is a nature reserve in Jämtland County in Sweden. It is part of the EU-wide Natura 2000-network and parts of the wetland areas are designated Ramsar sites.[1]

The nature reserve occupies a plateau at the edge of the Scandinavian Mountains and includes, apart from mountainous areas also wetlands and old-growth forest. The highest part of the nature reserve is the mountain peak Särvfjället, reaching 1,170 m (3,840 ft).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Henvålen" (in Swedish). Jämtland County Administrative Board. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Aloppkölen-Köpmankölen". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.