Fannaråki

Fannaråki (or Fannaråken) is a mountain in the municipality of Luster in Vestland 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]

Fannaråki
Fannaråki seen from Fannaråkbreen (glacier) at the mountains northern base. Summit to the right.
Highest point
Elevation2,068 m (6,785 ft)
Prominence450 m (1,480 ft)
Coordinates61°30′59″N 07°54′29″E
Geography
Fannaråki
Location of the mountain
Fannaråki
Fannaråki (Norway)
LocationLuster, Vestland, Norway
Parent rangeHurrungane
Topo map1518 III Sygnefjell

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

  • Dyer, Anthony; Baddeley, John; Robertson, Ian H. (2006). Walks and Scrambles in Norway. Rockbuy Limited. ISBN 978-1-904466-25-3.
  • Pollmann, Bernhard (2000). Norway South: Rother Walking Guide. Bergverlag Rudolf Rother. ISBN 978-3-7633-4807-7.
  • Baxter, James. Scandinavian Mountains and Peaks Over 2000 Metres in the Hurrungane. Edinburgh: Scandinavian Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9550497-0-5.

References

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


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