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Lihesten
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Lihesten or Lifjellet is a tall mountain ridge in Hyllestad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The mountain lies on a small peninsula between the Hyllestadfjorden and the Sognefjorden and it is the highest point in the municipality. The highest point on the ridge is Risnesnipa and the ridge runs for over along the northwestern shore of the Lifjorden. The village of Hyllestad lies about east of the mountain. It was the site of the Havørn Accident on 16 June 1936.
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- mountain
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Hyllestad Municipality
- Elevation
- 776.6
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- Lifjellet Hyllestad.jpg
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- topographic prominence
- 674
- topographic isolation
- 25.91
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Lihesten or Lifjellet is a tall mountain ridge in Hyllestad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The mountain lies on a small peninsula between the Hyllestadfjorden and the Sognefjorden and it is the highest point in the municipality. The highest point on the ridge is Risnesnipa and the ridge runs for over along the northwestern shore of the Lifjorden. The village of Hyllestad lies about east of the mountain. It was the site of the Havørn Accident on 16 June 1936.
==See also== List of mountains of Norway
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