Møre og Romsdal Fylke, Vanylven Kommune
Vanylven municipality marks the southwest corner of Møre og Romsdal county and the Sunnmøre region. Vanylven borders to Herøy, Sande and Volda in M&R, and Selje, Vågsøy and Eid in Sogn og Fjordane. The village of Fiskåbygd is the administrative centre.

Møre og Romsdal has a number of peninsulas. One may argue that Vanylven is located on one (without a common name) and that you find two peninsulas on the northern part of Vanylven. The fjords Dalsfjorden, Syvdsfjorden, Vanylvsfjorden and its stub Syltefjorden cut deep into the region.


Vanylven peaks seen from Veten on Gurskøya (click for larger image)
 



The tops

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Rank   Mountain Hgt PF Location  
1. Blæja (Storeblæja) (*) 1142m 654m² 32 V 331865 6882064
2. Blæjeskardtinden
(Mørkevasstinden) (*)
1131m 228m 32 V 333155 6881971  
 
3. Høgenipa (*) 1097m 126m 32 V 336306 6888616
4. Skoratinden 1002m 334m 32 V 333809 6894654
5. Tuva
(Sandfjellegga)
1001m 153m 32 V 332378 6883800
6. Trollkoppehornet 
(Litlehornet)
974m 291m 32 V 330446 6893976
7. Storefjelltinden (*) 964m 256m 32 V 335326 6883550
8. Blåfjellet (*)
(Kvanndalsegga)
951m 358m 32 V 327212 6875086
9. Røvsdalsnipa (*) 950m 232m 32 V 329836 6880757
10. Kjerringa (*) 930m 202m 32 V 335325 6893950
11. Fossanipa 906m 108m 32 V 333956 6893634
12. Myrkevassegga 881m 135m 32 V 333557 6892543
13. Nipa 877m 107m 32 V 328846 6881554  
14. Storhornet /
Storehornet
867m 144m 32 V 332025 6894410
15. Svartetua 842m 449m³ 32 V 327053 6887420
15. Furekleiva (*) 835m 107m 32 V 326015 6875741
17. Fuglehovudet
(Klenegga)
815m 132m 32 V 327429 6886247
18. Duegga
(Dua)
793m 155m 32 V 323136 6875458
19. Staurdalsegga (*) 787m 157m 32 V 320484 6874721
20. Storebøra
(Kvannipa)
785m 702m¹ 32 V 320748 6892825
21. Kyrfjellet 768m 195m 32 V 328658 6884125
22. Vikesandfjellet
(Samfjellet)
749m 100m 32 V 333334 6890294
23. Vikehornet 709m 103m 32 V 330878 6887294
24. Bjørlykkjehornet 707m 264m 32 V 322998 6896327
25. Storehornet 686m 256m 32 V 319097 6892473
26. Bjørnen
(Kilebrekkfjell)
679m 216m 32 V 325635 6881722
27. Store Krokhornet 654m 146m 32 V 315928 6893434
28. Austelidheida 645m 302m 32 V 318640 6878770
29. Vorakinna 643m 245m 32 V 325024 6891686
30. Syltehornet 637m 259m 32 V 322634 6882958
31. Kyrnosa (*) 617m 379m 32 V 314960 6877235
- Trollevasshornet 610m 92m 32 V 318044 6892826
32. Storehornet
(Bjørdalshornet)
608m 105m 32 V 321154 6884839
33. Nystøylhornet 600m 382m 32 V 316684 6899028
- Tverrfjellet
(Litlehornet)
581m 91m 32 V 318657 6894432
34. Sollihornet
(Lidahornet)
570m 100m 32 V 317683 6894613
35. Ørnetua
(Bergryggen)
557m 119m 32 V 323791 6881300
36. Nipa  (Vaulenipa /
Bekseltoppen)
537m 107m 32 V 316863 6878688
- Dalevarden 531m 98m 32 V 318301 6897468
37. Helgehornet
(Rustennakken)
513m 205m 32 V 321877 6879561
38. Litle Krokhornet 423m 110m 32 V 314757 6893676
- Taksetnakken 408m 99m 32 V 327194 6889989
39. Korsfurnakken 398m 160m 32 V 335106 6899587
- Vikafjellet 339m 96m 32 V 318993 6886240
40. Tunheimshornet 
(Tunheimnakken)
260m 142m 32 V 321477 6888835

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Vanylven is also a distinct mountain region, but without the high and rugged mountains that are Sunnmøre's no. 1 characteristic. Only 5 peaks exceed 1000m elevation, and there are not many deep valleys. Except for the northwest corner, most of the Vanylven tops connect on higher ground. The mountains' primary factors also reflect this - only 8 of 42 tops on this list have a primary factor exceeding 300m.

 

 

Mountain Pages (sorted by height)


Høgenipa, 1097m

Skoratinden, 1002m

Trollkoppehornet, 974m

Fossenipa, 906m

Storhornet, 867m

Svartetua, 842m

Fuglehovudet, 815m

Storebøra, 785m

Kyrfjellet, 768m

Vikesandfjellet, 749m

Store Krokhornet, 654m

Vorakinna, 643m

Syltehornet, 637m

Nystøylhornet, 600m

Sollihornet, 570m

Taksetnakken, 408m

Korsfurnakken, 398m

Tunheimshornet, 260m
   

Other tops


Blåfelden, 821m

Seten, 723m

Litlebøra, 709m

Botnaberget, 691m

Sandfjellet, 682m

Kvannskarhornet, 582m

Kolgrovhornet, 531m
 

 


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