Sunnmørsalpene is a collective term for the mountains range in Sunnmøre

Sunnmøre

Sunnmøre is the southernmost traditional district of the western Norwegian county of Møre og Romsdal. Its main city is Ålesund. The region comprises the municipalities of Giske, Hareid, Herøy, Norddal, Sande, Skodje, Haram, Stordal, Stranda, Sula, Sykkylven, Ulstein, Vanylven, Volda, Ørskog,...

, 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 mountain range encircles the Hjørundfjorden

Hjørundfjorden

Hjørundfjorden is a fjord in the traditional district of Sunnmøre in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The long fjord is an arm of the larger Storfjord that stretches south from Ålesund...

 in the municipalities of Volda

Volda

Volda is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Volda. The municipality is located about south of the city of Ålesund.-General information:...

, Ørsta

Ørsta

is a village and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region of Western Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ørsta...

, Stranda

Stranda

Stranda is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stranda....

, and Sykkylven

Sykkylven

Sykkylven is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre region. The administrative centre is the village of Aure. Other villages include Ikornnes, Straumgjerde, and Tusvik.-General information:...

. These mountains have peaks reaching 1700 metres (5,577.4 ft) straight up from the fjord.

The most well-known peaks are Slogen

Slogen

Slogen is a mountain rising up from Hjørundfjorden in the municipality of Ørsta in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The mountain is located just west of the municipal boundary with Stranda and just north of the nearby mountain Jakta...

, Randers Topp, Jakta

Jakta

Jakta is a tall mountain in the Sunnmørsalpene mountain range. It is located in the municipality of Ørsta in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Jakta lies south of the nearby mountain Slogen and just across the Hjørundfjorden from the mountain Skårasalen. The village of Leira lies south of...

, Kolåstinden

Kolåstinden

Kolåstinden is a mountain in the municipality of Ørsta in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located where the Romedalen and Standaldalen valleys converge, about west of the village of Store Standal and the Hjørundfjorden....

, Hornindalsrokken

Hornindalsrokken

Hornindalsrokken is a tall mountain that is located on the border of the three municipalities of Stranda , Hornindal , and Ørsta...

, Kvitegga

Kvitegga

Kvitegga is a mountain in the municipalities of Stranda and Ørsta in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located about southeast of the village of Leira and about west of Hellesylt . The tall Kvitegga is located about northeast of the nearby mountain Hornindalsrokken.Kvitegga is the...

, Skårasalen

Skårasalen

Skårasalen is a mountain in the municipality of Ørsta in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The tall mountain has the seventh largest prominence of all mountains in Norway. The mountain is located about south of the village of Sæbø and the Bondalen valley in the Hjørundfjord area of Ørsta...

, and Råna

Råna

Råna is a mountain on the border of the municipalities of Sykkylven and Ørsta in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The mountain is part of Hjelledalstindane mountains in the Sunnmørsalpene range. The tall mountain is located about east of the village of Store Standal in Ørsta and about south of...

. The area is well known to hiking and skiing enthusiasts, especially for its long skiing

Skiing

Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....

season until beginning of June.