Vinnufjellet
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Vinnufjellet is a mountain consisting of the two peaks named Dronningkrona
at 1816 metres (5,958 ft) and Kongskrona
at 1818 metres (5,964.6 ft). It is located just northeast of the village of Sunndalsøra
and the Sunndalsfjord
in the municipality of Sunndal
in Møre og Romsdal
county, Norway
. On the south side of the mountain, the Vinnufossen
waterfall flows into the river Driva
, just east of the village of Hoelsand
.
Dronningkrona
Dronningkrona is one of the two peaks on the mountain Vinnufjellet. Its neighbor peak is Kongskrona, higher. The peak is located just northeast of the village of Sunndalsøra and the Sunndalsfjorden in the municipality of Sunndal in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway....
at 1816 metres (5,958 ft) and Kongskrona
Kongskrona
Kongskrona is the higher of the two peaks on the mountain Vinnufjellet, its neighbour peak is Dronningkrona, about shorter. The peak lies about northeast of the village of Sunndalsøra in the municipality of Sunndal in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. To the north of the mountain lies the...
at 1818 metres (5,964.6 ft). It is located just northeast of the village of Sunndalsøra
Sunndalsøra
is a village and the administrative centre of the municipality of Sunndal in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located at the mouth of the river Driva at the beginning of the Sunndalsfjord. It is about west of Hoelsand, southeast of Øksendalsøra, and about west of Grøa. The village has a...
and the Sunndalsfjord
Sunndalsfjord
Sunndalsfjord is a fjord in the municipality of Sunndal in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The long Sunndalsfjord comprises the southern end of the Tingvollfjorden. It begins at Ballsneset, at the municipal boundary of Sunndal and extends south to the village of Sunndalsøra. Other villages along...
in the municipality of Sunndal
Sunndal
is a municipality in the Nordmøre region located in the northeast part of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Sunndalsøra. Other villages include Jordalsgrenda, Øksendalsøra, Grøa, Hoelsand, Ålvund, and Gjøra.With an area of it is the...
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...
. On the south side of the mountain, the Vinnufossen
Vinnufossen
Vinnufossen is the tallest waterfall in Europe and the sixth tallest in the world. The waterfall is located just east of the village of Sunndalsøra in the municipality of Sunndal in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The falls are part of the river Vinnu which flows down from the Vinnufjellet...
waterfall flows into the river Driva
Driva
The Driva river runs through Sør-Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal counties in Norway. The headwaters lie in the Dovrefjell mountains in the south, from where it flows northward, downward through the valley Drivdalen in the municipality of Oppdal. In Oppdal it turns westward down the Sunndalen valley...
, just east of the village of Hoelsand
Hoelsand
Hoelsand is a village in the municipality of Sunndal in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located along the river Driva, just west of the Vinnufossen waterfall. The village lies about east of Sunndalsøra and about west of Grøa. The village has a population of 365....
.