Fanntófell

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Fanntófell
Ok, left, and Fantofell, very right. in the background, in between Þórisjökull

Ok , left, and Fantofell, very right. in the background, in between Þórisjökull

height 901  m
location Iceland
Mountains OK
Coordinates 64 ° 31 '59 "  N , 20 ° 56' 59"  W Coordinates: 64 ° 31 '59 "  N , 20 ° 56' 59"  W.
Fanntófell (Iceland)
Fanntófell
Type Tabular volcano
rock v. a. Palagonite

The Fanntofell is a 901 meter high volcanic mountain in Iceland . Its volume is given by Eason et al. (2015) estimated at 0.7 km³.

Surname

The compound name refers to a tongue of grass surrounded by firn snow (isl. Fönn ) (isl. Tó , actually literally lawn, grass ). Fell means mountain .

location

The mountain is located in the highlands of Iceland and only approx. 3 km west of the Kaldidalur slope .

Fanntofell protrudes from the southwest flank of the Ok shield volcano .

geology

It is a steep and more or less pyramidal mountain v. a. made of palagonite , which belongs to the Ok volcano. However, it has a layer of lava on its summit, so it is not a pure palagonite cone, but a tabular volcano .

Other mountains nearby

To the northeast of it is another palagonite cone called Lýklafell (571 m). To the east between the two mountains is a hill called Dauðmannshóll (German: Totermannhügel ). It is said that the name comes from the fact that a man named Grímur Bergfjörð disappeared in this area at the turn of the year 1882 and 1883.

Folk tale venue

A folk tale tells of a troll in a fan coat. Every year he stole a horse from the farmer who harvested the hay on the nearby Egilsáfangi meadow . Only in the 19th year did the troll lose interest in such pranks.

Hiking on the mountain

The hike starts at the cairn Beinakerling on the Kaldialur, from there it is about 4 km in relatively flat terrain to the mountain. The easiest ascent is from the southwest side along a striking gorge.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Eason et al .: Effects of deglaciation on the petrology and eruptive history of the Western Volcanic Zone, Iceland. Bulletin of Volcanology, June 2015, p. 6
  2. ^ HU Schmid: Dictionary Icelandic-German. Hamburg (Buske) 2001, p. 83.
  3. ^ HU Schmid: Dictionary Icelandic-German. Hamburg (Buske) 2001, p. 256.
  4. ↑ a b Freysteinn Sigurðsson: Borgarfjarðarhérað milli Mýra og Hafnarfjalla. Ferðafélag Íslands. árbók 2004. Reykjavík 2004, p. 272
  5. ^ HU Schmid: Dictionary Icelandic-German. Hamburg (Buske) 2001, p. 60.
  6. ↑ a b Ari Trausti Guðmundsson, Pétur Þorleifsson: Íslensk fjöll. Gönguleiðir á 151 tind. Reykjavík (Mál og Menning) 2004, p. 60.
  7. ↑ Andvari magazine , January 1, 1899, p. 39 [1] ; Accessed April 27, 2011 (Icelandic)
  8. ↑ own trans.
  9. ↑ Íslandshandbókin. Náttúra, saga og sérkenni. 1. bindi. Edited by T. Einarsson, H. Magnússon. Reykjavík (Örn og Örlygur) 1989, p. 103
  10. ^ Ari Trausti Guðmundsson, Pétur Þorleifsson: Íslensk fjöll. Gönguleiðir á 151 tind. Reykjavík (Mál og Menning) 2004, p. 60 f.