Hordaland Mountains: Samnanger |
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Samnanger kommune borders
to Bergen, Os, Kvam, Vaksdal and Fusa, and is located central in the western
part of Hordaland. In addition to the mountains located around
Samnangerfjorden, the Samnanger mountains borders to Bergsdalen and
stretches well into the Kvamskogen region. The kommune centre is Tysse.
Tveitakvitingen (1299m) is the highest mountain, and Samnanger shares the summit with Kvam and Fusa kommuner. Actually, there is a deviation between various maps, and in some cases you will see that the Kvam border cuts in 650-700m northeast of Tveitakvitingen summit, leaving the actual summit to Samnanger and Fusa. From what I have been able to find, this is surely wrong. Tveitakvitingen summit is a triple-kommune point. Many good trails/routes exist for winter skiing and summer hiking. No mountains are difficult on the easiest routes. Popular mountains are Tveitakvitingen, Gullfjellstoppen and Sveningen, all offering excellent views for many miles around. It may seem strange that a mountain like S. Gullfjellstoppen (Sydpolen) has the summit in Samnanger kommune, while located on Bergenshalvøya (Bergen peninsula). There are numerous examples of this kind, where a kommune has land on each side of a fjord - in this case Samnangerfjorden. The Eikedalen skiing centre is very popular in winter, and is the closest to Bergen where you can do alpine skiing. |
Map of Hordaland. Copyright Hordaland
Fylkeskommune. |
Below is the list of ranked mountains, sorted by height. "Ranked" means mountains with a height >= 300m and with a primary factor >= 100m. I have chosen to include some of the mountains with primary factor < 100m, and denoted these by "-" in the rank column. Names and height originate from Statens Kartverk (M711)/Norgesglasset (20m contours) or Økonomisk Kartverk (part of Norgesglasset, 5m contours). Quite a number of mountains have a point higher than the trig. point marked on the maps. Note that if the high point of a mountain lies within another kommune, the mountain is listed under that specific kommune. If a mountain high point is shared by two kommuner, the mountain is listed under both kommuner. The asterix (*) means that the high point is (exactly) found on a kommune border.
Rank | Name | Height | PF | Map |
1. | Tveitakvitingen * | 1299m | 856m | 1215-I Norheimsund |
2. | Småbrekkebukken | 1129m | 126m | 1216-II Evanger |
3. | Bjørnaknausen * | 1121m | 118m | 1215-I Norheimsund |
4. | Høganovi * | 1101m | 118m | 1215-I Norheimsund |
5. | Trollskardtinden | 1074m | 121m | 1215-I Norheimsund |
6. | Gullfjellstoppen * | 987m | 714m | 1215-IV Samnanger |
7. | Gråfjellet | 978m | 257m | 1215-I Norheimsund |
8. | S. Gullfjellstoppen | 962m | 124m | 1215-IV Samnanger |
9. | Trælafjellet | 950m | 307m | 1215-IV Samnanger |
10. | Flæfjellet | 938m | 220m | 1215-I Norheimsund |
11. | Hjellafjellet | 933m | 130m | 1215-I Norheimsund |
12. | Storafjellet / Røyrfjellet * | 915m | 167m | 1215-I Norheimsund |
13. | Burlifjellet * | 855m | 147m | 1215-IV Samnanger |
14. | Sveningen * | 842m | 519m | 1215-IV Samnanger |
15. | Børdalsfjellet | 789m | 104m | 1215-I Norheimsund |
16. | Storenuten * | 718m | 112m | 1215-IV Samnanger |
17. | Raudnipa * | 710m | 207m | 1215-IV Samnanger |
18. | Krånipa | 706m | 153m | 1215-IV Samnanger |
19. | Totlandsfjellet | 538m | 225m | 1215-IV Samnanger |
20. | Sauafjellet | 539m | 186m | 1215-IV Samnanger |
21. | Såta | 489m | 186m | 1215-IV Samnanger |
22. | Hagåsen | 358m | 195m | 1215-IV Samnanger |
23. | Eineråsen | 335m | 192m | 1215-IV Samnanger |
24. | Høgehaugen | 301m | 103m | 1215-IV Samnanger |
The above mountains sorted by area:
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Sorted by primary factor
Rank | Name | Height | PF | Map |
1. | Åsen | 476m | 93m | 1215-I Norheimsund |
2. | Svensdalsåsen | 500m | 92m | 1215-IV Samnanger |
Sorted by height. Mountains with PF <= 100m || elevation < 300m.
Rank | Name | Height | PF | Map |
Bjørnakultane | 1152m | 39m | 1215-I Norheimsund | |
Småbrekkebukken SW | 1108m | 75m | 1216-II Evanger | |
Trollskardtinden E | 1046m | 63m | 1215-I Norheimsund | |
Kuftofjell | 926m | 78m | 1215-IV Samnanger | |
Grøet | 920m | 52m | 1215-I Norheimsund | |
Tindafjellet | 908m | 35m | 1215-IV Samnanger | |
Hullabottsfjellet | 770m | 77m | 1215-IV Samnanger | |
Utløebottsfjellet | 718m | 40m | 1215-I Norheimsund | |
Raudfjell | 668m | 50m | 1215-IV Samnanger | |
Mannaleitnipa | 593m | 70m | 1215-IV Samnanger | |
Eggene | 512m | 89m | 1215-I Norheimsund | |
Geitnipa * | 501m | 58m | 1215-IV Samnanger | |
Gjerdssåta | 454m | 71m | 1215-IV Samnanger | |
Kollhaugen | 453m | 65m | 1215-IV Samnanger | |
Steinafjellet | 443m | 80m | 1215-IV Samnanger | |
"Raunebottshorga" (top near Fossen Bratte) |
433m | 55m | 1215-I Norheimsund | |
Fløyen | 425m | 27m | 1215-IV Samnanger | |
Solåsen | 292m | 159m | 1215-IV Samnanger |
Rank | Name | PF | Height | |
1. | Tveitakvitingen | 856m | 1299m | |
2. | Gullfjellstoppen | 714m | 987m | |
3. | Sveningen | 519m | 842m | |
4. | Trælafjellet | 307m | 950m | |
5. | Gråfjellet | 257m | 978m |
Samnanger kommune has 5 mountains above 1000m elevation. A high number of the independent mountains share summit with other kommuner. Trollskardtinden (1074m) is the highest mountain top that is not found on (or very close to) a kommune border. On the Hordaland list of mountains with highest primary factor, Tveitkvitingen ranks as #6, Gullfjellstoppen as #12 and Sveningen as #29.
Following the Samnanger border - a few notes are in place;