Sunndal (help·info) is a municipality in the Nordmøre region located in the northeast part of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Sunndalsøra. Other villages include Gjøra, Grøa, Hoelsand, Jordalsgrenda, Romfo, Ålvund, Ålvundeidet, and Øksendalsøra. With an area of 1,713 square kilometres (661 sq mi), it is the largest municipality in Møre og Romsdal county. The important occupations in Sunndal include industry, public services, retail, and farming.
Nesset is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway on the Romsdal Peninsula. The administrative centre is the village of Eidsvåg. Other population centers include Rausand, Boggestranda, Myklebostad, Eresfjord, and Eikesdalen.
Angvik or Angvika is a small village in Gjemnes Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the western shores of the Tingvollfjorden, just across the fjord from the village of Tingvollvågen.
Sunndalsøra (help·info) is the administrative centre of Sunndal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village of Sunndalsøra lies at the mouth of the river Driva at the beginning of the Sunndalsfjorden. Sunndalsøra is surrounded by steep mountains, such as Hårstadnebba, which reach elevations as high as 1,700 metres (5,600 ft). Some of these mountains around Sunndalsøra are used for BASE jumping.
Grøa is a village in Sunndal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the river Driva and along the Norwegian National Road 70, about 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) east of Sunndalsøra and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of Hoelsand. The Vinnufossen waterfall lies about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the village.
Hoelsand or Holssanden is a village in Sunndal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the river Driva, just west of the Vinnufossen waterfall. The village lies along the Norwegian National Road 70, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the village of Sunndalsøra and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of the village of Grøa.
Jordalsgrenda is a small village in Sunndal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway, with approximately 60 inhabitants. The place is located in a small valley along the west side of the Sunndalsfjorden on the highway that runs between the village of Sunndalsøra and the town of Molde. It is located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northwest of Øksendalsøra. The highway that runs through Jordalsgrenda has a long tunnel connecting it to Nesset Municipality to the north.
Øksendal is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 223-square-kilometre (86 sq mi) municipality existed from 1854 until its dissolution in 1960. It had one of the smallest municipal populations in Norway. It was located in the northern part of the present-day municipality of Sunndal, along the Sunndalsfjorden. It included the coastal area along the fjord as well as the whole Øksendalen valley. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Øksendalsøra, where Øksendal Church is also located.
Romsdalshalvøya, sometimes translated as the Romsdal Peninsula, is a 1,560-square-kilometre (600 sq mi) peninsula located in the Romsdal district of Møre og Romsdal county in Norway. The peninsula encompasses the western Norwegian municipalities of Molde, Gjemnes, Fræna, Eide, and the northern part of Nesset.
Ålvund is a village in Sunndal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located at the beginning of the Ålvundfjorden (an extension of the Trongfjorden, about 8 kilometres northwest of the village of Ålvundeidet and the Innerdalen valley. The river Ålvundelva flows down the Innerdalen valley, through the village of Ålvundeidet, and empties into the fjord at the village of Ålvund. The Norwegian National Road 70 runs through Ålvund on its way from the village of Sunndalsøra north to the village of Tingvoll and on the town of Kristiansund.
Sunndalsfjorden is a fjord in Sunndal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 17-kilometre (11 mi) long Sunndalsfjorden comprises the southern end of the main Tingvollfjorden. It begins at the Ballsneset peninsula, at the municipal boundary of Sunndal and extends south to the village of Sunndalsøra. Other villages along the fjord include Jordalsgrenda and Øksendalsøra. The main inflow of the fjord is the river Driva which flows into the fjord at Sunndalsøra. Norwegian National Road 70 runs along the northeastern part of the fjord near Sunndalsøra.
Trolla is a mountain in the Trollheimen mountain range in Sunndal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the village of Sunndalsøra and about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) north of the village of Grøa. The mountain is made up of several peaks along the ridge of the mountain:
Storskrymten is a 1,985-metre (6,512 ft) tall mountain in Norway. The top of the mountain is a tripoint for three counties and three municipalities: Oppdal Municipality, Sunndal Municipality, and Lesja Municipality. The nearest urban areas are the village of Sunndalsøra which is located about 42 kilometres (26 mi) to the northwest, Dombås which is located about 32 kilometres (20 mi) to the south, and Oppdal which is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) to the northeast.
Dronningkrona is a 1,816-metre (5,958 ft) tall mountain peak in Sunndal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is one of the two peaks on the main mountain Vinnufjellet. Its neighbor peak is Kongskrona, which reaches 2 metres higher. The peak is located just 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northeast of the village of Sunndalsøra and the Sunndalsfjorden.
Kongskrona is a 1,818-metre (5,965 ft) tall mountain peak in the municipality of Sunndal in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is the higher of the two peaks on the main mountain Vinnufjellet. Its neighbouring peak is Dronningkrona, which is about 2 metres shorter. The name means King's crown in Norwegian.
Skarfjellet is a 1,790-metre (5,870 ft) tall mountain in Sunndal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It lies along the southern side of the Innerdalen valley, just west of the mountain Innerdalstårnet, and about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) northeast of the village of Sunndalsøra. It is the northern peak along the Trolla ridge where the highest point is Store Trolla at 1,850 metres (6,070 ft). The mountain is a popular rock climbing destination.
Øksendalsøra is a village in Sunndal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the Sunndalsfjorden at the northern end of the Øksendalen valley. The village sits about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of the municipal centre of Sunndalsøra. The 6-kilometre (3.7 mi) long Øksendal Tunnel connects this village to the rest of Sunndal Municipality.
Ålvundeidet is a village in Sunndal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located at the western end of the Innerdalen valley on an isthmus between two fjords: Ålvundfjorden and Sunndalsfjorden. The village area is located along the Norwegian National Road 70, about halfway between the villages of Ålvund and Sunndalsøra.
Romfo is a village in Sunndal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the river Driva in the Sunndalen valley. The Norwegian National Road 70 runs through the village which is most known as the site of Romfo Church. The village lies about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of the municipal centre of Sunndalsøra and about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) northwest of the village of Gjøra. Dovrefjell–Sunndalsfjella National Park lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the village.
Tingvollvågen or Tingvoll is the administrative centre of Tingvoll Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located on a small inlet off the Tingvollfjorden, directly across the fjord from the village of Angvika. Tingvollvågen lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the village of Meisingset and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the village of Straumsnes. The historic Tingvoll Church is located in this village. Norwegian National Road 70 runs through the village on its way from Kristiansund to Oppdal.
