Grimskin
| Grimskin | ||
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 Mosfellsbær, behind it v. l. No. Mosfell, Skálafell, Grímannsfell |
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| height | 482 m | |
| location | Iceland | |
| Coordinates | 64 ° 9 ′ 0 ″ N , 21 ° 32 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Type | Palagonite back | |
| rock | v. a. Palagonite | |
| Age of the rock | 1–2 million years | |
The palagonite ridge Grímannsfell is located between Mosfellsbær and the Hengill volcano in southwest Iceland and northwest of Hafravatn and is 482 m high.
Surname
The name of the mountain is somewhat different in the Mosfellsbær area: It is called Grímannsfell, but also Grimmannsfell or Grímarsfell . However, the Grímannsfell shape appears to be the most common.
Position and shape
The summit of Grímannsfell is about 5 km from the center of Mosfellsbær. The mountain has the shape of a horseshoe still open to the northwest. In the middle, the Katlagil cuts far into the mountain range.
Compared to the smaller mountains in the vicinity such as the Úlfarsfell , the Helgafell or the Mosfell, Grímannsfell towers relatively high above its surroundings. The highest peak called Stórhóll is in the southeast (482 m). In addition, another peak with a height of 456 m called Kolhóll, which is located in the southwest, belongs to the mountain range.
geology
The Grímannsfell was created while the long-extinct Stardals volcano in Kjós was still active, i. H. 1-2 million years ago. It is an eroded remnant of various eruption products that the glaciers ground down during the Ice Age. In the east and south you can see layers of lava from warm periods . These come from the eroded ice age shield volcanoes of today's Mosfellsheiði .
Hiking on the Grímannsfell
There are numerous options for hiking. You can z. B. go up the mountain from the northwest. It is best to park your car at a crossroads on the way to Helgadalur in the southeast of the center of Mosfellsbær.
Halldór Laxness
At the foot of the Grímannsfell on road No. 35 to Þingvellir is also Gljúfrasteinn , the former residence of Iceland's Nobel Prize winner Halldór Laxness , who often hiked in the surrounding mountains. Today the White House is a museum and is also used for readings and other cultural events.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Ari Trausti Guðmundsson, Pétur Þorleifsson: Íslensk fjöll. Gönguleiðir á 151 tind. Reykjavík (Mál og Menning) 2004, p. 74
- ↑ cf. Map in: Ari Trausti Guðmundsson, Pétur Þorleifsson: Íslensk fjöll. Gönguleiðir á 151 tind. Reykjavík (Mál og Menning) 2004, p. 75
- ^ Ari Trausti Guðmundsson, Pétur Þorleifsson: Íslensk fjöll. Gönguleiðir á 151 tind. Reykjavík (Mál og Menning) 2004, p. 75f.