Tafjordfjella
Tafjordfjella | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Puttegga, Sunnmøre, Norway |
Elevation | 1,999 m (6,558 ft) |
Coordinates | 62°12′42″N 07°44′41″E / 62.21167°N 7.74472°E |
Geography | |
Location | Møre og Romsdal and Oppland, Norway |
Range coordinates | 62°14′12″N 7°38′43″E / 62.2366°N 7.6452°E[1] |
Tafjordfjella or Tafjordfjellene (English: The Tafjord mountains) is a
Skjåk. The area takes its name from the village of Tafjord and the Tafjorden, the main entry point. The highest peaks are Puttegga at 1,999 metres (6,558 ft), Karitinden at 1,982 metres (6,503 ft), Tordsnose at 1,975 metres (6,480 ft), and Høgstolen
at 1,953 metres (6,407 ft).
Lakes in the area include Tordsvatnet, Veltdalsvatnet, Zakariasdammen, and Grønvatnet. Part of the range is included inside Reinheimen National Park.
The
hydro-electric power production by the Tafjord Kraft company.[2]
See also
- List of mountains of Norway
References
- ^ "Tafjordfjella, Norddal (Møre og Romsdal)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2019-08-18.
- ^ Norwegian Trekking Association. "Sunnmørs- og Tafjordfjella". Retrieved 2010-10-15.
External links
- Sensasjonelle steinalderfunn i høgfjellet [Senastional stone age finds, high in the mountains]