- Hornelen
Infobox Mountain
Name = Hornelen
Photo = Hornelen.jpg
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Caption = Seen fromVågsøy (north).
Elevation = convert|860|m|ft|0
Location =Bremanger ,Sogn og Fjordane ,Norway
Range =
Prominence = convert|115|m|ft|0 [http://www.ii.uib.no/~petter/mountains/100mtn/hornelen.html]
Coordinates = coord|61|50|30|N|5|14|50|E|type:mountain_region:NO|display=inline,title
Topographic
M711|1118 I Måløy
Easiest route = From Berleneset
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Pronunciation =Hornelen is a mountain in the municipality
Bremanger , inSogn og Fjordane ,Norway . It is the highestsea cliff in Northern Europe, and has for a long time been used as alandmark for navalnavigation . The horizontal distance from the summit to the sea shore is around 500 metres.Approximately 1 km to the west of the cliffside is the highest point on the island
Bremangerlandet , called Svartevassegga at elevation 889 m. It is located in the traditional districtNordfjord .From Berleneset, it is a 4 hour hike to the summitcite web|url=http://www.gonorway.com/norway/counties/sogn-and-fjordande/bremanger/763b49baae02fbb/|title=Bremanger Municipality in Norway|publisher=GoNorway.com|accessdaymonth=3 August|accessyear=2008] .
The rock in Hornelen consists of
sandstone ofDevonian age [Bjørn T. Larsen, Snorre Olaussen, Bjørn Sundvoll og Michel Heerman: "Vulkaner, forkastninger og ørkenklima. Osloriften og Nordsjøen i karbon og perm, 359-251 millioner år". I Ivar Ramberg et al. (red.): "Landet blir til. Norges geologi". Norsk Geologisk Forening 2007. ] , and it constitutes an important part of thegeology of Norway .References
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