High Points,
Kommuner in Hordaland

Sorted by height

Kommune  Mountain  Height  Primary
factor
  Map
            
Ulvik  Hardangerjøkulen  1863m  553m  1416-II Hardangerjøkulen
Eidfjord  Hardangerjøkulen  1863m  553m  1416-II Hardangerjøkulen
Odda  Sandfloegga  1721m  544m  1414-IV Haukelisæter
Ullensvang  Hårteigen  1690m  480m  1415-III Hårteigen
Kvinnherad  Folgefonna S.  1662m  1233m  1315-III Odda
Jondal  Folgefonna N.   1644m  394m  1315-III Odda
Etne  (On) Folgefonna S.  1638m  48m  1315-III Odda
Granvin  Olsskavlen  1576m  586m  1316-II Ulvik
Voss  Olsskavlen  1576m  586m  1316-II Ulvik
Kvam  Fuglafjellet  1334m  664m  1215-I Norheimsund
Fusa  Tveitakvitingen  1299m  856m  1215-I Norheimsund
Samnanger  Tveitakvitingen  1299m  856m  1215-I Norheimsund
Modalen  Runderabben  1292m  342m  1217-II Høyanger
Vaksdal  Skjerjavasshovden  1264m  330m  1216-I Eksingadalen
Masfjorden  (On) Årsdalsryggen  1070m  0m  1216-I Eksingadalen
Bergen  Gullfjellstoppen  987m  714m  1215-IV Samnanger
Lindås  Sørdalsnuten  957m  169m  1216-IV Matre
Osterøy  Høgafjellet  868m  868m  1216-III Stanghelle
Os  Sveningen  842m  519m  1215-IV Samnanger
Tysnes  Tysnessåta  753m  753m  1215-III Fusa
Stord  Mehammarsåta  749m  749m  1114-I Fitjar
Fitjar  "Litlasåto"  680m  22m  1114-I Fitjar
Bømlo  Siggjo  474m  474m  1114-II Bømlo
Sveio  Trollvassnibba  432m  414m  1214-III Ølen
Fjell  Liatårnet  341m  341m  1115-I Bergen
Meland  Eldsfjellet  324m  324m  1116-III Herdla
Sund  Førdesveten  284m  271m  1115-II Austevoll
Austevoll  Loddo  244m  244m  1115-II Austevoll
Askøy  Kolbeinsvarden  231m  231m  1115-I Bergen
Radøy  Morkefjellet  217m  217m  1116-III Herdla
Austrheim  Litlåsfjellet  109m  31m  1116-IV Mongstad
Øygarden  Blomøyknuten  74m  74m  1116-III Herdla
Fedje  Feibjørnen  42m  42m  1016-I Fedje
 

Independent mountains

Looking aside from island high points, the following entries in the above table are NOT the highest indepdendent mountain in the corresponding kommune (independent means in this context a primary factor >= 100m):

  1. Etne
    The high point is found on the Folgefonna glacier, but this is not the glacier high point. The highest independent mountain in Etne kommune is Helgedalsnuten (1441m).
  2. Modalen
    The high point is found along the Årsdalsryggen ridge, between the 1060m and 1080m contours (interpolated to 1070m). Masfjorden kommune operates with point 1047m further south on the ridge as the high point. The highest independent mountain in Modalen is Storevasseggi (1044m).   
  3. Fitjar
    The high point (680m) is found just north of Mehammarsåta, but the highest independent mountain in Fitjar kommune is Midtfjellet (Beinatjørnvarden) - 500m.
  4. Austrheim
    Austrheim kommune has no independent mountains or forest hills.

"Hordalandstoppen"

A group of people at the University of Bergen has defined the list "Hordalandstoppen". A fun initiative, which I have supported for years. This is a list of the highest rock points in Hordaland kommuner. As such, glaciers are not included. When I published my own list of kommune high points, I decided to include the glaciers.

The deviation between the two lists affects five kommuner. While I have Hardangerjøkulen as the high point in Ulvik and Eidfjord kommuner, "Hordalandstoppen" lists point 1816m on Hallingskarvet for Ulvik and Ramnabergnuten (1729m) for Eidfjord. In Etne, I have point 1638m on the Folgefonna glacier as the high point, while "Hordalandstoppen" lists Skorfestenuten (1484m). In Jondal, I have the northern Folgefonna glacier as the high point, while "Hordalandstoppen" lists Saksaklepp (1491m). In Kvinnherad, I have the Folgefonna high point as the kommune high point, while "Hordalandstoppen" lists Holmaskjer (1565m).

 

 

 


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