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{{Infobox mountain
|name           = Blånibba<br />Gjegnet<br />Uksen
|other_name     = Gjegnen ''(unofficial)''
|photo          = 2005-08-09 15.jpg
|photo_size     =
|photo_caption  = Blånibba/Gjegnen seen from the glacier [[Myklebustbreen]].
|map            = Vestland#Norway
|map_alt        = Map of the location
|map_caption    = Location of the mountain
|label          = Blånibba
|label_position = bottom
|coordinates    = {{coord|61.8025|5.8228|region:NO_type:mountain|display=inline,title}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Sogn_og_Fjordane/Bremanger/Bl%C3%A5nibba/|title=Blånibba, Bremanger (Sogn og Fjordane) |publisher=[[yr.no]] |language=Norwegian|accessdate=2019-10-13}}</ref>
|location       = [[Vestland]], [[Norway]]
|elevation_m    = 1670
|prominence_m   = 1460
|isolation_km   =
|range          =
|parent_peak    =
|topo           = {{M711|1218 IV Ålfoten}}
|type           =
|first_ascent   =
|easiest_route  =
|listing        = <small>5 at [[List of mountains in Norway by prominence]]</small>
| age               = [[Devonian]]
| geology           = Sandstone
}}
'''Blånibba''' or '''Gjegnet''' or '''Uksen'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/569325|title=Stadnamn og skrivemåten for stadnamn|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2019-10-13|publisher=Statens kartverk}}</ref> is the highest [[mountain]] in the municipality of [[Bremanger]] in [[Vestland]] county, [[Norway]]. The {{convert|1670|m|ft|-tall|adj=mid}} mountain has a [[topographic prominence]] of {{convert|1460|m}}, the [[List of mountains in Norway by prominence|fifth-highest prominence in Norway]].  The [[glacier]] [[Gjegnalundsbreen]] lies directly to the east of the mountain.  The mountain is about {{convert|10|km}} southeast of the village of [[Ålfoten]] in Bremanger and about {{convert|22|km}} northwest of the village of [[Sandane]] in neighboring [[Gloppen]] municipality.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snl.no/Bl%C3%A5nibba|title=Blånibba|author=Store norske leksikon|authorlink=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2010-06-13}}</ref>
==Names==
The name ''Gjegnen'' is a definite noun derived from 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]]") and the definite form of ''nibbe'' ([[Summit (topography)|mountain peak]]).
==See also==
*[[List of mountains of Norway]]
*[[Hornelen Basin]]
==References==
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[[Category:Mountains of Vestland]]
[[Category:Bremanger]]
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