Hornindalsrokken
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Hornindalsrokken rises to 1,526 m. Kvitegga stands 1,717 m to the northeast, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Sætrenibba, a peak 0.9 miles away. Geiranger–Trollstigen passes 17 miles off.
The story
Hornindalsrokken is a 1,527-metre (5,010 ft) tall mountain in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the border of two municipalities: Stranda Municipality and Volda Municipality. The mountain is sometimes also called Honndalsrokken or sometimes just Rokken or Rokkjen.
The mountain is located about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) northeast of the village of Grodås and lake Hornindalsvatnet. It is also located about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) west of the village of Hellesylt in Stranda Municipality. It lies about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southeast of the village of Leira in Volda Municipality. The mountain Kvitegga is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the northeast on the Volda/Stranda municipal border. The easiest ways to climb the mountain are from the Sæterdalen valley in Volda Municipality or from the Kjellstaddalen valley in Stranda Municipality. A popular viewpoint of the summit is from the Honndøla bridge which was built in 1810. The bridge lies near Norwegian County Road 60 in Indre Hornindal. North of the mountain lies the lake Tyssevatnet which is the innermost lake in the Hjørundfjorden area.
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Wikidata Q3357649, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1526 m
How to reach it
- 16.9 mi off the Geiranger–Trollstigen, National
Overlooks nearby
- Ørnesvingen · 17 mi
- Korsmyra · 18 mi
- Løstad · 18 mi
- Vesteråsfjellet · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sætrenibba: 0.9 mi
- Lidafjellet: 1.9 mi
- Kvitegga: 2.1 mi
- Høghornet: 2.2 mi
- Aksla: 2.3 mi
- Breifossen: 4.4 mi
- Kvernafossen: 4.4 mi
- Pekvernfossen: 4.6 mi
- Mjølfossen: 5.5 mi
- Kvitefossen: 5.7 mi
- Kvamsetelva naturreservat: 5.1 mi
- Sætremyrane naturreservat: 5.8 mi
- Korsbrekke naturreservat: 7.2 mi
- Høgefloget naturreservat: 9.1 mi
- Linderemen naturreservat: 12.3 mi
- Honndalsrokken: 3.8 mi
- Tom Cruise Plass: 7.0 mi
- Bauta over Oberst Rasmus Hatledal: 11.3 mi
- Traktor: 11.7 mi
- Per Bolstad 1875-1967: 11.8 mi
- Anders Svor Museumspark: 8.6 mi
- Leikeplass: 18.0 mi
- Helsemvika: 18.2 mi
- Grusbana: 18.3 mi
- Øggarsvika: 18.5 mi
- Anders Svor museum: 8.6 mi
- Jostedalsbreen Nasjonalparksenter: 16.9 mi
- Brudavolltunet: 17.1 mi
- Norsk Fjordsenter: 17.9 mi
- Veteranbilgarasje: 18.0 mi
- Hellesyltfossen: 6.8 mi
- Lygnstøylvatnet: 7.5 mi
- Hjørundfjorden: 11.6 mi
- Loen Skylift: 14.8 mi
- Homlungsætra: 15.6 mi
- Peer Gynt: 6.9 mi
- Padder: 10.5 mi
- Ivar Aasen: 19.2 mi
- Klesklypa: 20.3 mi
- Nobba: 14.1 mi
- Svarthammaren: 14.4 mi
- Straumsdalen: 16.4 mi
- Lotestranda: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Hornindalsrokken. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kvitegga | NE 42° | 1,717 m | 2.1 mi |
| Storhornet | W 274° | 1,600 m | 3.0 mi |
| Jakta | N 349° | 1,588 m | 7.0 mi |
| Risenosa | N 360° | 1,563 m | 5.8 mi |
| Littleskruven | NNE 29° | 1,548 m | 7.4 mi |
| Sætredalsfjellet | ENE 57° | 1,526 m | 5.8 mi |
| Staven | NNE 20° | 1,517 m | 6.1 mi |
| Kalveskredsnipa | NNE 16° | 1,488 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 17:48 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 03:42 | 21:56 | 23:29 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:38 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 09:59 | — | 15:06 |
Local time (Europe/Oslo).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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