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Dontefossen (Døntefossen; "DUEWN-tuh-foss-un") is one of the towering named waterfalls tumbling down the vertical cliffs flanking the Romsdal Valley (Romsdalen). We tend to think of Romsdalen as kind of like Yosemite because you've got many waterfalls lining a glaciated valley with some interesting rock and/or mountain formations as well. This waterfall was merely one of several that we saw, but it did seem like one of the more prominent ones given its height and flow.
Directions: We found this waterfall on the left side wall (facing east) as we headed about 9km north of the conspicuous turnoff for Slettafossen (which we're using as a landmark since it's so well-signed) along the E136. It's also roughly 5km north of the pitchfork-shaped Vermafossen.
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