Vinnufjellet

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Vinnufjellet
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Vinnufjellet
Location in Møre og Romsdal
Highest point
Elevation 1,818 m (5,965 ft)
Prominence 690 m (2,260 ft)
Coordinates 62°41′27″N08°39′09″E / 62.69083°N 8.65250°E / 62.69083; 8.65250 Coordinates: 62°41′27″N08°39′09″E / 62.69083°N 8.65250°E / 62.69083; 8.65250
Geography
Location Sunndal Municipality, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Parent range Trollheimen
Topo map 1420 III Sunndalsøra

Vinnufjellet is an 1,818-metre (5,965 ft) tall mountain in Sunndal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Vinnufjellet consists of the two peaks named Dronningkrona at 1,816 metres (5,958 ft) and Kongskrona at 1,818 metres (5,965 ft). The names of the two peaks are translated as Queen's crown and King's crown. The mountain is located just northeast of the village of Sunndalsøra and the Sunndalsfjorden. On the south side of the mountain, the Vinnufossen waterfall flows into the river Driva, just east of the village of Hoelsand. [1]

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References

  1. "Vinnufjellet" (in Norwegian). yr.no . Retrieved 2010-12-03.