Hornelen

Infobox Mountain
Name = Hornelen
Photo = Hornelen.jpg
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Caption = Seen from Vågsøy (north).
Elevation = convert|860|m|ft|0
Location = Bremanger, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
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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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Hornelen is a mountain in the municipality Bremanger, in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is the highest sea cliff in Northern Europe, and has for a long time been used as a landmark for naval navigation. 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 district Nordfjord.

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 of Devonian 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 the geology of Norway.

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