Grøntjernkollen is a
mountain on the border of
Holmestrand Municipality in
Vestfold county and
Kongsberg Municipality
Kongsberg () is a historical mining town and municipality in Buskerud, Viken county, Norway. The city is located on the river Numedalslågen at the entrance to the valley of Numedal. Kongsberg has been a centre of silver mining, arms production a ...
in
Buskerud county,
Norway. The tall mountain is located about northwest of the village of
Hof, about southwest of the village of
Eidsfoss Eidsfoss is a village in Hof municipality, Vestfold county, Norway. It is located near Lake Eikeren.
The village was the site of the Eidsfos Iron Works (''Eidsfos Jernverk'') which dated to 1697. The iron works was closed in 1873. The village is a ...
, and about north of the village of
Hvittingfoss
Hvittingfoss is a village in the municipality of Kongsberg in Buskerud, Norway. Hvittingfoss has traditionally been associated with the manufacture of pulp, paper and paper products.
History
Prior to the municipal merger in 1964, Hvittingfoss wa ...
. The mountain is surrounded by several other notable mountains including
Skibergfjellet
Skibergfjellet is a mountain in Holmestrand, Vestfold, Norway. It was the highest peak in former Vestfold County with its elevation. Views from the peak include Færder Lighthouse, Tryvannstårnet, Norefjell
Norefjell is a mountain range in ...
and
Vestfjellet
Vestfjellet is a mountain in Hof, Vestfold, Norway. It is located one kilometer south of Skibergfjellet, Vestfold County's highest mountain. At Vestfjellet, which has an elevation of 621 meters, there are panoramic views of Gaustatoppen, Styggem ...
to the northeast and
Buaren
Buaren is a mountain on the border of Holmestrand Municipality in Vestfold county and Kongsberg Municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The tall mountain is located about west of the village of Hof, about north of the village of Hvittingfos ...
to the southeast. The lake
Hajeren surrounds the mountain to the west and south.
See also
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List of mountains of Norway by height
There are 291 peaks in Norway with elevations of over above sea level and that have a topographic prominence of more than 10 meters. The following list includes those 186 that have a topographic prominence of 50 meters or more. The topographic i ...
References
Mountains of Buskerud
Mountains of Vestfold
Holmestrand
Kongsberg
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