Ørsta and Sykkylven kommuner have the most rugged and wild peaks in the Sunnmørsalpane mountain range. Most of the sharp peaks on the western side of Hjørundfjorden belong to Ørsta, while a few are shared with Volda.

Ørsta peaks seen from Saksa (click for larger image)

Ørsta has so many wonderful mountains, and it is unfair to name just a few. But Slogen ("The Sunnmørsalpene queen"),  Kolåstinden ("The king..), Råna and Hornindalsrokken are certainly among the most distinct and popular tops. Most of the Ørsta tops can be reached without roped climbing, but there are exceptions.  A number of tops (Store Brekketind, Store Smørskredstind, Vassdalstinden, Romedalstinden,  to name just a few, offer fun scrambling/easy climbing and demand that you have a head for heights.   

Google map

Rank		Mountain	Hgt	PF	Location
1.		Kvitegga (*)	1707m	1319m²	32 V 380040 6886859
2.		Store Smørskredstind	1631m	1306m³	32 V 382011 6898503
3.		Storhornet	1600m	830m	32 V 372863 6884867
4.		Jakta	1589m	539m	32 V 375890 6895524
5.		Råna (*)	1586m	776m	32 V 374100 6907163
6.		Skruven (*)	1584m	734m	32 V 383949 6895196
7.		Store Brekketind (*)	1578m	488m	32 V 380674 6901845
8.		Risenosa	1573m	483m	32 V 377949 6893838
9.		Slogen	1584m	554m	32 V 378967 6899542
10.		Trandalstinden / Hjelledalstindane	1543m	113m	32 V 373326 6907049
11.		Rokkekjerringa	1543m	153m	32 V 375075 6884321
12.		Skårasalen	1542m	1384m¹	32 V 369052 6895171
13.		Midtre Regndalstind (*)	1540m	150m	32 V 374439 6906050
14.		Urkedalstinden (*)	1534m	164m	32 V 375523 6905014
15.		Hornindalsrokken (**)	1526m	456m	32 V 377617 6884402
16.		Staven	1517m	407m	32 V 381258 6893553
17.		Vellesæterhornet (*)	1511m	321m	32 V 377552 6903538
18.		Kårdalstindane	1490m	364m	32 V 377409 6889370
19.		Kalveskrednipa (*)	1488m	358m	32 V 379426 6889814
20.		Geithornet	1460m	190m	32 V 379111 6901515
21.		Skarrabben (*)	1459m	109m	32 V 373253 6909837
-		Kvitegga V-1	1444m	94m	32 V 378524 6886918
22.		Skjerdingstindane	1436m	106m	32 V 381226 6892200
23.		Kolåstinden	1432m	1164m	32 V 360383 6905926
24.		Blæja (*)	1420m	130m	32 V 378353 6889340
25.		Jønshornet / Ramoen	1419m	449m	32 V 361847 6912352
26.		Randers Topp	1414m	144m	32 V 362262 6912008
27.		Kjerringøyra	1414m	224m	32 V 371514 6892723
28.		Dukhornet	1412m	542m	32 V 368934 6891152
29.		Kvasshornet	1409m	760m	32 V 366120 6889846
30.		Storetinden / Gjuratindane (*)	1408m	318m	32 V 363527 6889648
-		Trollaksla (*)	1400m	90m	32 V 378468 6884910
31.		Elsandtindane	1398m	308m	32 V 373108 6904817
32.		Sandegga (*)	1389m	239m	32 V 363971 6886802
33.		Tussa (*)	1377m	207m	32 V 375616 6882243
34.		Storhornet	1377m	167m	32 V 368061 6896697
35.		Helgehornet	1372m	262m	32 V 375221 6896508
36.		Salefjellet	1370m	120m	32 V 377232 6893391
37.		Nordre Sætretind	1365m	335m	32 V 362550 6907138
-		Blåbredhornet (*)	1364m	94m	32 V 372485 6882475
38.		Søre Sætretind	1358m	148m	32 V 362920 6906524
39.		Dalegubben	1344m	976m	32 V 366683 6902489
40.		Tårnet (*)	1338m	188m	32 V 371265 6909936
41.		Gullmorhornet (*)	1333m	143m	32 V 379139 6903284
42.		Grøtdalstindane	1331m	555m	32 V 364065 6900868
43.		Utolhornet	1320m	130m	32 V 372486 6893031
44.		Høghornet	1319m	209m	32 V 376498 6887747
45.		Middagshornet	1318m	108m	32 V 378611 6895575
46.		Sylvkallen	1310m	180m	32 V 366921 6904363
47.		Risenosa Ø-1	1310m	100m	32 V 379407 6892996
48.		Snøhornet	1309m	716m	32 V 357811 6889712
49.		Nonshornet	1305m	215m	32 V 364202 6903189
50.		Saudehornet	1303m	825m	32 V 351524 6903725
51.		Gugra (**)	1296m	426m	32 V 368962 6880925
52.		Romedalstinden	1295m	325m	32 V 360152 6908654
53.		Tungremtindane (*)	1290m	180m	32 V 369659 6910616
54.		Kvanndalshesten (*)	1289m	483m	32 V 360974 6889226
55.		Vassdalstinden	1277m	667m	32 V 354014 6904541
-		Konehornet	1276m	98m	32 V 376981 6896926
-		Storvasstinden (*)	1260m	90m	32 V 372086 6910103
-		Litlehornet	1241m	91m	32 V 383582 6897137
56.		Klovtindane	1240m	230m	32 V 366581 6892877
57.		Hellefjellet	1239m	109m	32 V 362130 6900191
58.		Litletinden	1239m	109m	32 V 363147 6890826
59.		Dukhornet NW-1	1237m	127m	32 V 367883 6892117
60.		Åvasstinden	1233m	695m	32 V 355998 6908090
61.		Litledalshornet / Nipa (*)	1226m	156m	32 V 359642 6888773
-		Rognestøylstindane	1221m	91m	32 V 364948 6893951
62.		Blåtinden	1214m	642m	32 V 360451 6897216
63.		Veirahaldet	1206m	173m	32 V 359371 6897290
64.		Langenestinden	1206m	116m	32 V 364598 6908400
65.		Rametinden	1198m	108m	32 V 361128 6913435
-		Ytstenestinden / Slingsbys Topp	1160m	90m	32 V 362906 6911022
66.		Høgehornet / Mannen	1133m	323m	32 V 357381 6905257
67.		Svinetindane	1132m	142m	32 V 360780 6910438
-		Hetta	1125m	95m	32 V 354078 6905279
-		Lynghalstinden	1100m~	90m	32 V 367609 6902060
68.		Svinetinden	1092m	102m	32 V 361727 6914350
69.		Middagshornet	1091m	381m	32 V 358529 6910966
70.		Tuva	1087m	157m	32 V 368926 6892851
71.		Breidfonnhornet	1084m	174m	32 V 373239 6902913
72.		Saksa	1073m	123m	32 V 372698 6902306
73.		Grøthornet	1045m	557m	32 V 346542 6906845
74.		Sveddalstinden	1042m	132m	32 V 357832 6906999
75.		Høgehornet	1040m	150m	32 V 357874 6907639
-		Raudfonndalstindane	1040m	90m	32 V 357554 6906657
76.		Storkjelen	1038m	635m	32 V 368145 6886651
77.		Liahornet	1035m	245m	32 V 345183 6906947
-		Kjerringkjeftane	1028m	98m	32 V 370712 6890840
78.		Bergehornet	1024m	154m	32 V 347330 6908529
79.		Maudekollen	1021m	111m	32 V 376881 6900433
80.		Hyningane	1018m	368m	32 V 347718 6904824
81.		Staven / Nes-Staven	1016m	106m	32 V 369435 6908992
-		Vardehornet	1009m	99m	32 V 350277 6903416
82.		Vardehornet	986m	136m	32 V 352118 6911535
83.		Masdalhornet	977m	307m	32 V 354163 6913777
84.		Oddekloven	972m	202m	32 V 369925 6886984
85.		Klovetinden	949m	159m	32 V 356022 6913124
86.		Kloksegga	944m	114m	32 V 375412 6901133
-		Bjørnastighornet	940m	90m	32 V 346876 6903239
87.		Liadalsnipa	924m	131m	32 V 345430 6903363
88.		Levandehornet	917m	287m	32 V 350363 6907547
89.		Festøykollen / Romestrandhornet	911m	433m	32 V 360900 6917321
90.		Sandhornet	909m	471m	32 V 354922 6900940
91.		Tverrfjellet	856m	186m	32 V 349155 6906160
92.		Rotbergshornet	850m	140m	32 V 356306 6903196
93.		Melshornet (*)	807m	564m	32 V 351251 6896853

Click here for an explanation of the above table

Map info:

There are no Økonomisk Kartverk maps for the mountains just east and west of Hjørundfjorden. Most primary factors in this region are based upon interpolation between 20m contours.

Quite a number of peaks have more than one name. A confusing, but unavoidable fact. Many of these peaks are located on a kommune border, which is perhaps the explanation.

Tops on the list:

Those who collect tops in Ørsta, will probably miss a number of distinct tops on the list to the left. Holmshornet, Blåtindane, Litleskruven, Gopehornet, Bukkedalstinden, to name a few. While this list has a cut-off at 90m primary factor, there is no reason not to visit those fine, but less prominent peaks.

Heights and primary factor:

Ørsta has got it all; glaciers, wild peaks, nice peaks, sharp ridges, snowdomes. The only thing missing is a low peak for your afternoon walks. The lowest peak - Melshornet is 807m (!).

The quite high number of peaks with a primary factor >600m indicate that the Ørsta region is broken up by deep valleys. This is also true in practice. Standalen, Bondalen, Skjåstaddalen, Norangsdalen, Velledalen (Sykkylven), Liadalen, to name a few, raise the number of prominent peaks.

Border peaks:

In general, the peaks along the Ørsta kommune border seem to be "shared tops". There are however a few exceptions (according to the maps):

• Hundatinden (Sykkylven only)
• Synnavindsnipa (Sykkylven only)
• Tungremtindane (Sykkylven only)
• Grøtdalstinden (Sykkylven only)
• Helgehornet (Volda only)
• Lidaveten (Volda only)

Tungremtindane and Blåbredhornet is very close to being moved off the list. Melshornet too, if the southern point is the lowest. More research will be done.