High Points,
Kommuner in Hordaland

Sorted by height

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.

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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