Kistenuten

Kistenuten

View of the mountain (c. 1885)
Highest point
Elevation 1,648 m (5,407 ft)
Prominence 325 m (1,066 ft)
Isolation 9.9 km (6.2 mi)
Coordinates 59°46′58″N 07°05′47″E / 59.78278°N 7.09639°E / 59.78278; 7.09639Coordinates: 59°46′58″N 07°05′47″E / 59.78278°N 7.09639°E / 59.78278; 7.09639
Geography
Map of the location
Kistenuten

Location in Hordaland

Location Southern Norway
Parent range Ryfylkeheiane

Kistenuten is a 1,648-metre (5,407 ft) tall mountain in southern Norway. It is located in the Ryfylkeheiane mountains at the tripoint border of three different counties (and three municipalities): Suldal municipality in Rogaland county, Odda municipality in Hordaland county, and Vinje municipality in Telemark county. The mountain is the fourth tallest mountain in Telemark county, the second tallest in Rogaland county, but it is not even in the top 25 tallest mountains in Hordaland county.[1][2] The mountain Sandfloegga lies about 18 kilometres (11 mi) to the north in the Hardangervidda National Park.

References

  1. Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2009). "Kistenuten". Norsk Fjelleksikon (in Norwegian). Arendal: Friluftsforlaget. p. 192. ISBN 9788291495477.
  2. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Ryfylkeheiane". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 15 May 2013.


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