Skip to content
Outdoor Pitstop logoOutdoor Pitstop

Attraction · Alta · Updated on 1 November 2026.

The Rock Art of Alta

The Rock Art of Alta is an attraction in Alta, Finnmark. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. Within 160 m you'll find a bench.

The Rock Art of Alta
i
Photo: Karl Brodowsky · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
The Rock Art of Alta, photo 2
i
Photo: Serassot at Dutch Wikipedia · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
The Rock Art of Alta, photo 3
i
Photo: The original uploader was Ferkelparade at English Wikipedia. · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

The story

Audio tour · The Rock Art of Alta

2:09

  • en
  • nl

You're standing at the rock art of Alta, at Jiepmaluokta. That's Northern Sami for bay of seals. Here, close to the town of Alta in northern Norway, thousands of figures were carved into the rock long ago. They're on UNESCO's World Heritage list.

Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

The Rock Art of Alta
1 / 10
i
Photo: Karl Brodowsky · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Facilities near The Rock Art of Alta

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No water point, public toilet, bike pump or food stand within 1 km.

Explore further

Frequently asked questions

How does the audio tour work?

When you stand at The Rock Art of Alta, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.

The free app

All of Outdoor Pitstop, in your pocket

Find the nearest pitstop, navigate there, listen to audio tours, earn XP and make routes and lists together.

Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play (Coming soon)Coming soon
How Outdoor Pitstop works →
The map of the app with pitstops nearby
A pitstop in the app, with a photo, a review and Navigate
Your profile in the app, with level and XP