Högnhöfði
| Högnhöfði | ||
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 Högnhöfði in the middle distance (2nd from left) |
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| height | 1002 m | |
| location | Iceland | |
| Coordinates | 64 ° 21 ′ 20 ″ N , 20 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Type | Tabular volcano | |
| rock | predominantly palagonite | |
| Last eruption | 10,000 years ago | |
Högnhöfði is a tabular volcano (1002 m) in the south of Iceland . Its volume is given by Eason et al. (2015) estimated at 3.8 km 3 .
location
The mountain is located in the south of the country in the Icelandic highlands about 25 km northeast of Laugarvatn .
It rises northeast of the Brúaráskarð pass, where the river Brúará rises.
In the east of the mountain there is another pass called Hellisskarð, a route that was widely used in earlier times.
description
The mighty mountain rises more than 500 m above its surroundings and extends in a crooked oval from northeast to southwest, following the orientation of the active volcanic zone to which it belongs.
It is a palagonite ridge or a not fully developed table volcano from the end of the Ice Age about 10,000 years ago.
Ascent
From Efstadals- and Brekkuskógur there is an approx. 8 km long path to the mountain. You can also take a jeep to the foot of the mountain and the best way to get up is from the west (from Miðdalur).
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Height information according to Ari Trausti (see below), in Íslandshandbókin. 2. bindi. 1989, p. 805 the height is given as 1030 m.
- ^ 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
- ↑ a b Ari Trausti Guðmundsson, Pétur Þorsteinsson: Íslensk fjöll. Gönguleiðir á 151 tind. Reykjavík (Mál og Menning) 2004, p. 138f.