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LakeVilhelmina, Västerbotten

Bäsksjön

Lake441 m elevationBest Jun–Aug
Elevation441 mabove sea level
Area3.7 km²surface
Nearest townVilhelmina25 km
64.73° N, 17.13° EElevation 441 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
When to goVilhelmina · weather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec15October
Best timeJun–Aug
October: high / low5° / -2°
Lake

Bäsksjön in brief

Bäsksjön is a lake in Vilhelmina, Västerbotten, Sweden.

It lies at 441 m above sea level and covers about 3.7 km².

The nearest town is Vilhelmina, 25 km to the SW, where the weather is best in June, July and August.

Vilhelmina: weather and travel guide

Weather nearby now

Forecast for Vilhelmina
3°
Cloudy now
Wind10 km/h
Humidity99%
Cloud cover61%
Today
27 Oct
8°
0°
1 mm
Wed
28 Oct
9°
0°
1 mm
Thu
29 Oct
7°
-1°
Fri
30 Oct
8°
-1°
Sat
31 Oct
8°
-2°

Model run 12:00 UTCRefreshed several times a day

The lake's water

Surface, average depth and volume of the lake, and the length of its shore.
Surface3.7 km²
Average depth10 m
Volume36 million m³
Shoreline11 km
average depth 10 msurface at 441 m
When to go

The best months around Bäsksjön

Climate of Vilhelmina

Month score in Vilhelmina

Comfort, dry days and sunshine · out of 100
16
Jan
27
Feb
24
Mar
28
Apr
30
May
56
Jun
62
Jul
60
Aug
29
Sep
15
Oct
17
Nov
15
Dec
Map

Bäsksjön from above

Nature nearbyAll of Sweden
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Småtjärnarna, VilhelminaLake3.5 kmNESmåtjärnarna, Vilhelmina
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BullersjönLake8.7 kmNWBullersjön
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JeppmasjönLake9.4 kmNJeppmasjön
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Per-LarstjärnenLake9.5 kmWPer-Larstjärnen
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Ol-JonstjärnenLake9.9 kmSWOl-Jonstjärnen
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Västra StreiksjönLake11 kmNEVästra Streiksjön
Around here

Vilhelmina and around

Vilhelmina
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Vilhelmina

Västerbotten · Sweden
Jun–Augbest months
20°July high
349 maltitude
Vilhelmina

Nature

Ångermanälven
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7.9 km W

Ångermanälven

River
Ångermanälven
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0.5 km W

Vojmån

River
Vojmån
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10 km N

Lomsjön, Vilhelmina

Lake · 358 m
Lomsjön, Vilhelmina

Mountains

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24 km SW

Klinkhöjden

702 m
Klinkhöjden

Heritage

Vilhelmina Church
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0.8 km NW

Vilhelmina Church

ecclesiastical listed building complex
Vilhelmina Church

Museums

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0.6 km NW

Vilhelmina museum

Vilhelmina museum