Editing Bykle (section)

==Geography==
Bykle sits in the northern part of the [[Setesdalen]] valley. It is bordered to the north by [[Vinje]] municipality and to the east by [[Tokke]] municipality both of which are in [[Telemark]] county. It is bordered to the south by [[Valle, Norway|Valle]] and [[Sirdal]] municipality, both in [[Agder]] county. It is bordered in the southwest by [[Sandnes]] municipality and in the west by [[Hjelmeland]] and [[Suldal]] municipalities&ndash;all in [[Rogaland]] county.

There are many [[lake]]s that are located within the mountainous municipality including [[Blåsjø]], [[Botsvatn]], [[Hartevatnet]], [[Holmavatnet (Vinje)|Holmavatnet]], [[Ormsavatnet]], [[Reinevatn]], [[Skyvatn]], [[Store Urevatn]], [[Svartevatnet]], and [[Vatndalsvatnet]], and [[Ytre Storevatnet]].

The [[Setesdalsheiene]] mountain range runs through the municipality, including the tallest mountain in that range, [[Sæbyggjenuten]] at {{convert|1507|m}}. The Byklestigen pass is a torturous trail up a steep [[cliff]] face. Until the 1870s, it was the only route to reach Bykle from the middle [[Setesdal]] valley to the south. It runs above the river [[Otra]] and was the site of numerous accidents on the hazardous route. The eastern side of the valley (and the municipal/county border) is lined by the mountains [[Gråsteinsnosi]], [[Brandsnutene]], [[Svolhusgreini]], [[Sæbyggjenuten]], and [[Støylsdalsnutene]]. The western side of the valley (and the municipal/county border) is lined by the mountains [[Storhellernuten]], [[Skyvassnuten]], [[Sveigen]], and [[Kaldafjellet]]. The southern border of the municipality is marked by the mountain [[Steinheii]]. The mountains [[Urevassnutene]], [[Djuptjønnuten]], [[Snjoheinuten]], and [[Kvervetjønnuten]] mark the highlands in the southwestern part of the municipality, northwest of the village of [[Bykle (village)|Bykle]].

===Climate===
{{Weather box 
|metric first = yes
|single line  = yes
|location     = Bykle
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean C = -6.1
| Feb mean C = -5.7
| Mar mean C = -1.3
| Apr mean C = 2.5
| May mean C = 8.0
| Jun mean C = 13.1
| Jul mean C = 14.1
| Aug mean C = 13.0
| Sep mean C = 9.0
| Oct mean C = 4.7
| Nov mean C = -1.6
| Dec mean C = -4.1
|year mean C = 3.8
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
|precipitation colour = <!-- Enter "green" for green precipitation colours, remove this line for blue colouring. -->
| Jan precipitation mm = 79
| Feb precipitation mm = 55
| Mar precipitation mm = 54
| Apr precipitation mm = 37
| May precipitation mm = 70
| Jun precipitation mm = 73
| Jul precipitation mm = 72
| Aug precipitation mm = 97
| Sep precipitation mm = 117
| Oct precipitation mm = 127
| Nov precipitation mm = 109
| Dec precipitation mm = 69
|year precipitation mm = 80
<!-- Mandatory fields, source -->
|source 1= Norwegian Meteorological Institute<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weather statistics for Bykle (Aust-Agder) |url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Aust-Agder/Bykle/Bykle/statistics.html |publisher=Norwegian Meteorological Institute}}</ref>
}}