Húsavíkurfjall

Húsavíkurfjall
	Húsavík and Húsavíkurfjall
height	417 m
location	Northeast of Iceland
Coordinates	66 ° 3 ′ 0 ″ N , 17 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ W Coordinates: 66 ° 3 ′ 0 ″ N , 17 ° 18 ′ 0 ″ W
Type	Volcano (extinct)
	Húsavík with its local mountain

The Húsavíkurfjall is a volcanic mountain in northeast Iceland above the small town of Húsavík .

location

The mountain is located in the east of Húsavík, about 2 km east of the Skjálfandi bay .

geology

At the foot of the Húsavíkurfjall lies a large fault with a NW-SE direction. This fault, which is part of the geologically active Tjörnes Fracture Zone , has been active for 9 million years.

Hiking on the mountain

You can also follow a jeep track on the mountain that leads out to the east in the direction of Reykjaheiði from Húsavík. But it is more attractive to go up the mountain from the north or northwest.

A walk at the foot of the mountain leads to Lake Botnsvatn with its nature reserve.

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Íslandshandbókin. Náttúra, saga og sérkenni. 1. bindi. Edited by T. Einarsson, H. Magnússon. Reykjavík (Örn og Örlygur) 1989, p. 480
↑ Thor Thordarson, Armann Hoskuldsson: Iceland. Classic Geology in Europe 3. Harpenden (Terra) 2002, p. 144
^ Ari Trausti Guðmundsson, Pétur Þorleifsson: Íslensk fjöll. Gönguleiðir á 151 tind. Reykjavík (Mál og Menning) 2004, p.

[1] Íslandshandbókin. Náttúra, saga og sérkenni. 1. bindi. Edited by T. Einarsson, H. Magnússon. Reykjavík (Örn og Örlygur) 1989, p. 480

[2] Thor Thordarson, Armann Hoskuldsson: Iceland. Classic Geology in Europe 3. Harpenden (Terra) 2002, p. 144

[3] Ari Trausti Guðmundsson, Pétur Þorleifsson: Íslensk fjöll. Gönguleiðir á 151 tind. Reykjavík (Mál og Menning) 2004, p.