Hornelen
Hornelen is a mountain in Bremanger Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The mountain sits on the eastern end of the island of Bremangerlandet, along the Frøysjøen strait, in the Nordfjord region. At , it is the highest sea cliff in Europe (see illustration below), and has for a long time been used as a landmark for naval navigation.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Hornelen
- Mountain.photo
- Hornelen Bremanger 1.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Hornelen, looking southwest from Rugsundøya
- Mountain.mapframe
- yes
- Mountain.mapframe zoom
- 9
- Mountain.mapframe wikidata
- yes
- Mountain.mapframe caption
- Interactive map of the mountain
- Mountain.location
- Vestland, Norway
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 860
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 100
- Mountain.isolation_km
- 1.2
- Mountain.parent_peak
- Vestre Hornelen
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Hornelen is a mountain in Bremanger Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The mountain sits on the eastern end of the island of Bremangerlandet, along the Frøysjøen strait, in the Nordfjord region. At , it is the highest sea cliff in Europe (see illustration below), and has for a long time been used as a landmark for naval navigation.
thumb|left|300px|Comparison of cliffs in Europe The horizontal distance from the summit to the sea is approximately . Approximately to the west of the cliffside is the highest point on the island Bremangerlandet, called Svartevassegga which has an elevation of . The rock in Hornelen consists of sandstone of Devonian age, and it constitutes an important part of the geology of Norway.