Gjegnen or Blånibba is the highest mountain in the municipality of Bremanger

Bremanger

Bremanger is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. Bremanger is the only municipality in Sogn og Fjordane, which is located in two districts. The north-eastern parts comprising Oldeide, Berle, Rugsund, Davik, Isane and Ålfoten is located in Nordfjord, while Bremanger, Kalvåg,...

 in Sogn og Fjordane

Sogn og Fjordane

is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde....

 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...

. The 1670 metres (5,479 ft) tall mountain has a topographic prominence

Topographic prominence

In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop , or prime factor , categorizes the height of the mountain's or hill's summit by the elevation between it and the lowest contour line encircling it and no higher summit...

 of 1460 metres (4,790 ft), the fifth highest prominence in Norway. The glacier

Glacier

A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...

 Gjegnalundsbreen

Gjegnalundsbreen

The glacier Gjegnalundsbreen is located in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It covers an area of around 13 km², in the municipalities Bremanger and Gloppen. The nearby mountain Blånibba is ....

 lies directly to the east of the mountain. The mountain is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of Ålfoten

Ålfoten

Ålfoten is a village that lies on the south side of the Nordfjord in the municipality of Bremanger in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The population of the village is 181. The village has an elementary school and the Ålfoten Church which was built in 1678...

 in Bremanger and about 22 kilometres (13.7 mi) northwest of Sandane

Sandane

Sandane is the administrative centre of the municipality of Gloppen in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located at the end of the Gloppefjord, along the highway . Sandane is south of Nordfjordeid and about west of Byrkjelo. Sandane Airport, Anda is located northwest of Sandane along...

 in neighboring Gloppen

Gloppen

Gloppen is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. Gloppen is generally subdivided into three areas: Hyen in the west, Gloppen in the center, and Breim in the east. Each of the areas have their own main service centres. ...

 municipality.

Names

The name Gjegnen is the finite form related to the adjective gjegn which means "straight" or "direct". The top of this prominent mountain was used to find and hold the direction for travellers. The alternate name Blånibba is a compound of the words blå ("blue

Blue

Blue is a colour, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440–490 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colours. On the HSV Colour Wheel, the complement of blue is yellow; that is, a colour corresponding to an equal...

") and the finite form of nibbe (mountain peak

Summit (topography)

In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...

).