Gangsås

Gangsås (in earlier times called "Gansås") is a part of Harstad city in North Norway. It is bounded by Stangnes to the east, Åsby to the south and the fjord Vågsfjorden to the northwest.

The main neighbourhoods on Gangsås are "Vollen", inhabited in 1975, and "Øvre Gangsås" ("Upper Gangsås"), established in the 1980s. At the foot of the hill is "Mercur"; some people live there, but the area is mostly industrialized, not least by Statoil.

The latter part of the name "Gangsås" – "ås" – means "hill". From the top of the hill, "Gangsåstoppen", which is uninhabited and approximately 180 meters above sea level, one has the best view of the city and the surrounding areas. A marked path leeds to the top, which is visited by 30–40 people every day in average, from the car park at the end of the road Toppenveien. The trip takes about 20 minutes, and there is a mail box at the top where one may sign the guest book.