Kyrkjetaket

Kyrkjetaket
Kirketaket
Kyrkjetaket as seen from the topp of Kjøvskartind
Highest point
Elevation 1,439 m (4,721 ft)
Prominence 210 m (690 ft)
Coordinates 62°36′43″N 07°54′08″E / 62.61194°N 7.90222°E / 62.61194; 7.90222Coordinates: 62°36′43″N 07°54′08″E / 62.61194°N 7.90222°E / 62.61194; 7.90222
Geography
Map of the location
Kyrkjetaket
Location in Møre og Romsdal
Location Rauma, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Parent range Romsdalsalpene
Topo map 1320 II Eresfjord
Kyrkjetaket seen from Hestberget, along winter route to the summit.
Skarven (from left), Kirketaket and Kjøvskartind, from Åndalsnes.

Kyrkjetaket or Kirketaket is a mountain on the border of the municipalities of Rauma and Nesset in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The peak is located in Rauma, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) northeast of the village of Isfjorden and 12.4 kilometres (7.7 mi) from Åndalsnes. The mountain Gjuratinden lies about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southeast of Kyrkjetaket. The name Kyrkjetaket translates to "the Church roof".

In February 2004 it was chosen as one of Norway's 10 finest alpine mountains by the magazine Fri Flyt.[1]

References

  1. "Kirketaket in Isfjorden". Retrieved 2010-10-26.


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