Kistenuten is a 1,648-metre (5,407 ft) tall mountain in southern Norway. It is located in the Ryfylkeheiane mountains at the tripoint border of three different counties (and three municipalities): Suldal municipality in Rogaland county, Ullensvang municipality in Vestland county, and Vinje municipality in Telemark county. The mountain is the fourth tallest mountain in Telemark county, the second tallest in Rogaland county, but it is not even in the top 25 tallest mountains in Vestland county.[2][3] The mountain Sandfloegga lies about 18 kilometres (11 mi) to the north in the Hardangervidda National Park.

Kistenuten
View of the mountain (c. 1885)
Highest point
Elevation1,648 m (5,407 ft)
Prominence325 m (1,066 ft)
Isolation9.9 km (6.2 mi)
Coordinates59°46′58″N 7°05′46″E / 59.7827°N 7.0962°E / 59.7827; 7.0962[1]
Geography
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Location of the mountain
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Kistenuten (Rogaland)
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Kistenuten (Telemark)
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Kistenuten (Norway)
LocationSouthern Norway
Parent rangeRyfylkeheiane

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  1. ^ "Kistenuten, Suldal (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. ^ Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2009). "Kistenuten". Norsk Fjelleksikon (in Norwegian). Arendal: Friluftsforlaget. p. 192. ISBN 9788291495477.
  3. ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Ryfylkeheiane". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 15 May 2013.