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Lonely Planet Norway
Lonely Planet · 2024
Current Lonely Planet covering the western fjords, Hardanger, Geiranger and Telemark roads past Norway's big falls.
Norway · Rauma Municipality
Mongefossen
Mongefossen is a waterfall in the Rauma Municipality of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is the fourth tallest single-drop waterfall in the world.
Essentials guide
Facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia, compiled September 2026; season and access are our estimate, not a visit report. How we build these pages.
Mongefossen drops 773 metres (2,536 ft) across a face roughly 23 metres wide. It is a plunge-type fall, and the nearest base for a visit is Rauma, Norway. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Mongefossen is the third-tallest of the 37 we cover in Norway. As a plunge waterfall, water leaves the rock entirely and falls free through the air.
What you can do here
A walk-in-and-look waterfall
No commercial adventures run at Mongefossen itself — the experience is the approach and the view. Guided day trips from Rauma are the easiest way to combine it with the area around it.
Also good forHikingPhotography
When to go
Snowmelt feeds the falls from late May; June to August is the short, bright season, and many access roads close in winter.
Getting there
- Base town Rauma, Norway
- Country Norway
- Region Rauma Municipality, Nordics & Baltics, Europe
- Access Moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail
How it compares
This waterfall
Mongefossen
Norway
Height773 mWidth23 m
Most similar
Raggaschlucht
Austria
Height800 mWidth—
Also a plunge waterfall, of similar height and in Austria
Largest curtain
Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe · Zambia
Height108 mWidth1,708 m
Largest single sheet of falling water
Tallest on earth
Angel Falls
Venezuela
Height979 mWidth—
Widest on earth
Khone Phapheng Falls
Laos
Height21 mWidth10,783 m
Measured across the whole multi-channel system
108 m
330 m
773 m
800 m
979 m
Victoria FallsEiffel TowerMongefossenRaggaschluchtAngel Falls
Khone Phapheng Falls
10,783 m
Victoria Falls
1,708 m
Mongefossen
23 m
Angel Falls is 1.3× taller than Mongefossen. It drops 7.2× further than Victoria Falls (108 m), but Victoria's curtain is 74× wider. Khone Phapheng Falls is 469× wider. Tallest · widest lists.
Watch and read
Books worth packing
Guidebook
DK Eyewitness Norway
DK Eyewitness · 2024
Illustrated Norway guide, good for planning fjord drives such as Geiranger and Hardanger.
On the map
62.4428, 7.8953
Quick answers
Where is Mongefossen?
Mongefossen is in Norway (Rauma Municipality). The nearest base is Rauma, Norway. Its coordinates are 62.4428, 7.8953.
How tall is Mongefossen?
Mongefossen drops 773 metres (2,536 feet), across a face about 23 metres wide. It is a plunge-type waterfall.
When is the best time to visit Mongefossen?
Peak flow is June to August. Snowmelt feeds the falls from late May; June to August is the short, bright season, and many access roads close in winter.
What can you do at Mongefossen?
Beyond the viewpoints: hiking and photography. Access to the main viewpoint is rated moderate — a real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail.
How do you get to Mongefossen?
The usual base is Rauma, Norway. A real walk — expect stairs, uneven ground or an hour on the trail from there.
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