Fannaråki is a mountain in the municipality of Luster

Luster, Norway

Luster is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative centre is Gaupne. Other villages include Skjolden, Hafslo, Jostedal, and Veitastrond....

 in Sogn og Fjordane

Sogn og Fjordane

is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde....

 county, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. The 2068 metres (6,784.8 ft) tall mountain is located in the Jotunheimen National Park, just south of the lake Prestesteinsvatnet

Prestesteinsvatnet

Prestesteinsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Luster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway, with a small part of the lake crossing over into the neighboring municipality of Lom . The lake sits at an elevation of above sea level. It lies along the south side of the Sognefjellsvegen road, just...

 and the Sognefjellsvegen

Sognefjellsvegen

The Sognefjellsvegen or Sognefjellsveien is the highest mountain pass road in Northern Europe. It is located in Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane counties in Norway. It is a national tourist road and starts in the village of Lom in the municipality of Lom, it then travels over the Sognefjell mountain...

 road. This mountain is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of the Skagastølstindane mountains (Store Skagastølstind

Store Skagastølstind

Store Skagastølstind is the third highest peak in Norway. It is situated on the border between the municipality of Luster and Årdal in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The mountain is part of the Hurrungane range...

, Vetle Skagastølstind

Vetle Skagastølstind

Vetle Skagastølstinden is one of the peaks constituting Skagastølstindane in the Hurrungane mountain range, and is among Norway's highest. The tall mountain is located in the eastern part of the municipality of Luster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway...

, Midtre Skagastølstind

Midtre Skagastølstind

Midtre Skagastølstind is one of the peaks constituting Skagastølstindane in the Hurrungane mountain range. The tall mountain lies in the eastern part of the municipality of Luster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The mountain lies in between Nordre Skagastølstind, Vetle Skagastølstind, and...

, Sentraltind

Sentraltind

Sentraltind is a mountain in the Hurrungane mountains in the Jotunheimen mountain range. The tall mountain is located in the eastern part of the municipality of Luster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is the 10th highest summit in Norway...

, Store Styggedalstind, and Jervvasstind

Jervvasstind

Jervvasstind is Norway's ninth highest mountain. The tall mountain lies in the Hurrungane mountains in the eastern part of the municipality of Luster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway...

).

Name

The first element is derived from the word fonn which means "glacier

Glacier

A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...

 made of snow" and the last element is the finite form of råk which means "mountain

Mountain

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ridge".

External links

• Fannaråki