Kaldbakur (Arnarfjörður)

Kaldbakur
The partially snow-covered Kaldbakur in the background (center)
height	998  m
location	Iceland
Mountains	Tjaldanes volcano
Coordinates	65 ° 50 ′ 0 ″  N , 23 ° 40 ′ 0 ″  W Coordinates: 65 ° 50 ′ 0 ″  N , 23 ° 40 ′ 0 ″  W
rock	predominantly palagonite
Age of the rock	Tertiary

Mount Kaldbakur (Arnarfjörður) is located in the north-west of Iceland .

geography

Kaldbakur is located between the fjords of Arnarfjörður and Dýrafjörður . With a height of 998  m , it is the highest mountain in the Vestfirðir region (Westfjords). Kaldbakur is located roughly in the middle of the region in the mountain range between Dýrafjörður and Arnarfjörður . It towers over the local Haukadalur.

Tjaldanes volcano

The mountains south of it are also very steep and rugged from the glaciers of the Ice Age . They belong to an ancient volcanic system. There is an old central volcano, the Tjaldanesvulkan , at Arnarfjörður near Hrafnseyri . The area is therefore sometimes called the “ Western Alps ”.

Rockclimbing

You can climb Mount Kaldbakur from Fossdalur on Arnarfjörður. From the summit you can see most of the highlands of the Westfjords, also to the south to Snæfellsnes and further. There is also the option of entering yourself in a summit book.

See also

• Volcanoes in Iceland
• Geography of Iceland

Web links

• Photos of the mountain and (Icelandic) information
• Panoramic view from the mountain towards Dýrafjörður and explanations in German
• Walking on Kaldbakur and in its environment (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Ari Trausti Guðmundsson, Pétur Þorleifsson: Íslensk fjöll. Göngleiðir á 151 tind. Reykjavík 2004, p. 152 f.