Fannaråki

Fannaråki

Fannaråki seen from Fannaråkbreen (glacier) at the mountains northern base. Summit to the right.
Highest point
Elevation 2,068 m (6,785 ft)
Prominence 450 m (1,480 ft)
Coordinates 61°30′59″N 07°54′29″E / 61.51639°N 7.90806°E / 61.51639; 7.90806Coordinates: 61°30′59″N 07°54′29″E / 61.51639°N 7.90806°E / 61.51639; 7.90806
Geography
Fannaråki

Location in Sogn og Fjordane

Location Luster, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
Parent range Hurrungane
Topo map 1518 III Sygnefjell

Fannaråki (or Fannaråken) is a mountain in the municipality of Luster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 2,068-metre (6,785 ft) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen National Park, just south of the lake Prestesteinsvatnet and the Sognefjellsvegen road. This mountain is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of the Skagastølstindane mountains (Store Skagastølstind, Vetle Skagastølstind, Midtre Skagastølstind, Sentraltind, Store Styggedalstind, and Jervvasstind).[1]

Name

The first element is derived from the word fonn which means "glacier made of snow" and the last element is the finite form of råk which means "mountain ridge".[1]

Guidebooks

References

  1. 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Fannaråki" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-09-11.

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