Kolåstinden
Encyclopedia
Kolåstinden is a mountain
in the municipality of Ørsta
in Møre og Romsdal
county, Norway
. It is located where the Romedalen and Standaldalen valleys converge, about 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) west of the village of Store Standal
and the Hjørundfjorden
.
The summit is most easily reached from the area around Standalhytta på Standaleidet. It is easiest to reach the peak in the winter and spring on skis, in the summer ropes are recommended for the glacier crossing.
Mountain
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in the municipality of Ørsta
Ørsta
is a village and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region of Western Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ørsta...
in Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal
is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Sogn og Fjordane. The county administration is located in Molde, while Ålesund is the largest city.-The name:...
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...
. It is located where the Romedalen and Standaldalen valleys converge, about 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) west of the village of Store Standal
Store Standal
Store-Standal is a small village in the Hjørundfjord area of the municipality of Ørsta in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village has a population of approximately 20 people. Store-Standal is located on the Hjørundfjorden midway between the villages of Sæbø and Festøy...
and the Hjørundfjorden
Hjørundfjorden
Hjørundfjorden is a fjord in the traditional district of Sunnmøre in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The long fjord is an arm of the larger Storfjord that stretches south from Ålesund...
.
The summit is most easily reached from the area around Standalhytta på Standaleidet. It is easiest to reach the peak in the winter and spring on skis, in the summer ropes are recommended for the glacier crossing.