Brandsnutene

Brandsnutene
Brandsnutane
Brandsnutene Location of the mountain Brandsnutene Brandsnutene (Telemark) Brandsnutene Brandsnutene (Norway)
Highest point
Elevation	1,496 m (4,908 ft)
Prominence	280 m (920 ft)
Coordinates	59.5015°N 07.5836°E / 59.5015; 07.5836
Geography
Location	Agder and Telemark, Norway
Parent range	Setesdalsheiene

Brandsnutene or Brandsnutane is a 1,496-metre (4,908 ft) tall mountain on the border of Agder and Telemark counties in southern Norway. It is the second highest mountain in Agder of the mountains with a prominence of at least 50 metres (160 ft). The mountain is located on the border of the municipalities of Bykle (in Agder) and Tokke (in Telemark). The mountain has a secondary peak of 1,480 metres (4,860 ft) located about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) east of the municipal/county border inside Tokke.

The mountain sits in the Setesdalsheiene mountains on the east side of the Setesdal valley. It is part of a line of large mountains marking the county border. The mountain Gråsteinsnosi lies a few kilometers to the north and the mountains of Svolhusgreini and Sæbyggjenuten lie a few kilometers to the south. The nearest village is Berdalen, located on the river Otra, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the southwest of the mountain. The lake Byrtevatn in Tokke lies 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) straight to the east.

See also

• List of mountains in Norway by height