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page 1Mountains of Nordland
Torghatten
Torghatten is a granite dome on the island of Torget in Brønnøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is known for its characteristic hole, or natural tunnel, through its centre. It is possible to walk up to the tunnel on a well-prepared path, and through it on a natural path.
Stetinden
mountain in Tysfjord, Norway
Møysalen
Møysalen is a mountain in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the border of Sortland Municipality and Lødingen Municipality. At tall, it is the highest mountain on the island of Hinnøya and the second highest mountain on any island in Norway. The mountain is located within Møysalen National Park, about straight east of the villages of Hennes and Kaldjorda in Hadsel Municipality.
Oksskolten
(Norwegian; ) or is a mountain in Hemnes Municipality in Nordland County, Norway. At tall, it is the highest point in Nordland county, the highest in Northern Norway, and has Norway's eighth largest primary factor. The mountain lies just south of the lake Gresvatnet in the Okstindan mountain range east of the village of Korgen and north of the lake Røssvatnet.
Vågakallen
Vågakallen is a mountain in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It has a height of about , and is located in the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago. The mountain was first ascended by Martin Hoff Ekroll about 1885.
Hermannsdalstinden
Hermannsdalstinden is the highest mountain on the island of Moskenesøya. It is located in the Lofoten archipelago in Moskenes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The tall mountain lies on the west side of the island, about west of the municipal centre of Reine. There's a cabin, Munkebu Hut, that is used as an overnight base camp for summiting Hermannsdalstinden. The hike from Munkebu Hut to the Hermannsdalstinden summit takes about six to eight hours round trip.
Blokktinden
Blokktinden is a mountain in Rødøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the southern side of Tjongsfjorden, across from the village of Tjong. The summit has a good view of the Svartisen glacier and the coastal islands.
Suliskongen
Suliskongen is a mountain in Fauske Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The tall mountain is part of the Sulitjelma massif and it is the second highest mountain in Northern Norway. It is located about east of the village of Sulitjelma and the peak of the mountain lies less than west of the border with Sweden. The Sulitjelma Glacier lies on the mountain.
Ølfjellet
or is the highest mountain in the Saltfjellet mountain range in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in Saltdal Municipality roughly halfway between the lakes Nordre Bjøllåvatnet and Kjemåvatnet. The village of Lønsdal lies about southeast of the mountain.
Higravstinden
Higravtindan is the tallest mountain on the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the border of Hadsel Municipality and Vågan Municipality. The village of Laupstad and the European route E10 highway are located about west of the mountain and the village of Liland is located about southwest of the mountain. There is a glacier located on the east side of the mountain. The mountain is 1,148 m (3,766 ft) high.
Storsteinsfjellet
Storsteinsfjellet is a mountain ridge in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The mountain ridge is about long and it has six peaks over in elevation. The highest peak is Kirken at above sea level. Storsteinsfjellet lies about southeast of the town of Narvik. The lake Sealggajávri lies immediately north of the mountain and the lake Lossivatnet lies just west of the mountain.
Svolværgeita
Geita or Svolværgeita () is a tall pinnacle at the southwest face of the mountain Fløyfjellet on the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago. The high Fløyfjellet is located on the edge of the town of Svolvær in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The first recorded time a climber reached the summit of Svolværgeita was on 1 August 1910 by Ferdinand Schjelderup, Alf Bonnevie Bryn, and Carl Wilhelm Rubenson.
Hamarøyskaftet
Hamarøyskaftet is a mountain in Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The mountain is a characteristic landmark of the region. It is located about west of the villages of Oppeid and Presteid and about north of the village of Skutvika. The mountain was first ascended by Martin Hoff Ekroll in 1885.
Lukttinden
Lukttinden is a tall mountain in Vefsn Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The mountain lies between the towns of Mo i Rana and Mosjøen, directly east of the lake Ømmervatnet and directly south of the lake Luktvatnet. It lies to the west of the Okstindan mountains. Lukttinden is well known for having easy hiking conditions.
Sulitjelma
massif along the Norway-Sweden border
Bolna
mountain in Rana, Norway
Kvasstinden
Kvasstinden is the highest mountain on the island of Andøya in the Vesterålen archipelago in northern Norway. It is located in the southern part of Andøy Municipality in Nordland county. The mountain is tall.
Heilhornet
Heilhornet is a mountain in Bindal Municipality in Nordland, Norway. It has a height of and is a landmark visible from the sea lane. The Norwegian County Road 17 runs along the western base of the mountain.
Snøkolla
Snøkolla is the highest mountain on the island of Langøya (the third largest island on the mainland of Norway). The mountain is located in Øksnes Municipality in Nordland county. The tall mountain sits about southeast of the village of Myre.
Jetnamsklumpen
or is the highest point of Jetnamfjellet, a mountain on the border of Røyrvik Municipality (in Trøndelag county) and Hattfjelldal Municipality (in Nordland county) in Norway. The tall mountain is located in the Børgefjell National Park, and it is the highest point in Trøndelag county.
Litlkorsnestinden
Litlkorsnestinden, (nicknamed: Trakta, ) is a mountain in Hadsel Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The tall mountain lies on the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago, just south of the Trollfjorden. The summit is the most difficult to reach in Norway; there is no trail for the long approach which is often extremely difficult terrain and the easiest route through the Northwest ridge is a mountaineer route graded 3N. It was first ascended in 1910 by Alf Bonnevie Bryn, Ferdinand Schjelderup and Carl Wilhelm Rubenson.
Malnesberget
Malnesberget () is a mountain in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The mountain stands on the western side of the large island of Langøya, along the Malnesfjorden, just south of the villages of Hovden and Malnes (hence the name). It can be climbed from the village of Malnes starting about north of Tussen (elevation: ), a smaller hill located along Norwegian County Road 915, just west of Malnesberget.
Skottinden
Skottinden is a mountain in the Lofoten archipelago, in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the southwestern part of the island of Vestvågøya in Vestvågøy Municipality. The tall mountain is situated about northwest of the village of Ballstad and about east of the Nappstraumen strait separating the islands of Vestvågøya and Flakstadøya.
Fløya
Fløya (also known as Fløyfjellet or Svolen) is a mountain adjacent to the town of Svolvær in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The tall mountain is located near the southeastern shore of the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago.
Helvetestinden
Helvetestinden () is a granite mountain peak located near Bunes beach in Moskenes Municipality in Lofoten, Norway. It is located within the Lofotodden National Park. It is known for the high climbing route on the west facing vertical cliff.