Bláfjöll (Southwest Iceland)

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Bláfjöll
The Bláfjöll from the air

The Bláfjöll from the air

Highest peak Bláfjallahorn ( 702  m )
location Iceland
Bláfjöll (Iceland)
Bláfjöll
Coordinates 63 ° 58 ′  N , 21 ° 42 ′  W Coordinates: 63 ° 58 ′  N , 21 ° 42 ′  W
Type Volcano , active
particularities Reykjavík's ski area
Bláfjöll 1984

Bláfjöll 1984

Bláfjöll ski area 2011

Bláfjöll ski area 2011

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The Bláfjöll ( Blue Mountains ) are a mountain range in the southwest of Iceland . It is located in the municipal areas of Ölfus , Kópavogur and Reykjavíkurborg .

location

The mountains are located about 20 km southeast of Reykjavík .

The highest point is the 702  m high Bláfjallahorn . From there they extend to the southwest until just before Krýsuvík .

geology

The mountains belong to the Brennisteinsfjöll volcanic system .

Eruptions about 4,200 years ago produced a lava field, the tongues of which extend into what is now Reykjavík's urban area and which flowed into the sea in the little book Elliðavógur . While they were crossing a wetland on what is now Lake Elliðavatn , they created the Rauðhólar pseudocrater group through hydromagmatic explosions .

Other well-known craters of the Bláfjöll are Stóra-Kóngsfell and Drottning .

Ski and hiking area

The area is relatively well developed for recreational sports. A side road leads from the ring road through the Bláfjöll to Hafnarfjörður .

Numerous hiking trails lead to the mountains.

In winter it is used as a ski area for cross-country skiing (groomed trails ) and downhill skiing (lifts).

Another ski area near the capital is located on the Skálafell .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Íslandshandbókin. Náttúra, saga og sérkenni. 2. bindi. Edited by T. Einarsson, H. Magnússon. Örn og Örlygur, Reykjavík 1989, p. 780
  2. ↑ Thor Thordarson, Armann Hoskuldsson: Iceland. Classic Geology in Europe 3. Harpenden (Terra) 2002, p. 56

Web links

General

geology

Sports in the Bláfjöll: skiing and hiking