Laugarfjall

Laugarfjall
	Laugarfjall from the southeast
height	187 m
location	Haukadalur , Iceland
Coordinates	64 ° 18 ′ 53 " N , 20 ° 18 ′ 15" W Coordinates: 64 ° 18 ′ 53 " N , 20 ° 18 ′ 15" W
	Laugarfjall behind the erupting Great Geyser

View from the east of the high temperature area with the geysers, the smaller mountain directly behind the geysers, Laugarfjall, and the much higher mountain Bjarnarfell

Laugarfjall seen from the hot springs, ca.1900

Laugarfjall is an 187 m high active volcano in Iceland . It is located in the municipality of Bláskógabyggð .

location

Laugarfjall is located in the south of the country near Haukadalur in the Árnessýsla district . It is known for the high temperature area with the geysers at its foot.

Surname

The name Laugarfjall indicates its location: It means "mountain of warm springs", fjall = mountain, laug = warm spring .

Characteristics

It is a lava dome made of rhyolite .

You can recognize it from a distance by its reddish colored rock. This is due to the oxidation of iron , a process that can be found in most high-temperature areas because the heat in the rock allows various minerals to escape.

Geysers

The geysers are one of the most famous sights in Iceland. The best known are the Great Geyser and the Strokkur Geyser , which was reliably active in the 20th century . There are also many other spring springs and hot springs here.

Already in the Oddverjaannalen from the year 1294 it is reported that great springs would break out of the mountain. As early as the Middle Ages, the constant variability of the area was noted: New sources emerge and others disappear.

Hike up the mountain

Laugarfjall can be climbed by hiking through the geothermal area. From the top there is a good view over the geysers and far into the highlands to the likewise volcanic Kerlingarfjöll mountain range , but also to the southeast to the Hekla .

Web links

Laugarfjall in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Global Volcanism Program (English); Accessed July 27, 2011 .
^ Hans U. Schmid: Dictionary Icelandic-German. Hamburg 2001, p. 64 and 139.
↑ "… í Eyrarfjalli [nú Laugarfjalli] komu upp hverir stórir: en sumir hurfu þeir, sem áður voru ." Íslandshandbókin. 2. bindi. 1989, p. 790.

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View from Laugarfjall to the geothermal area at Geysir

[GVP-1] Global Volcanism Program (English); Accessed July 27, 2011 .

[2] Hans U. Schmid: Dictionary Icelandic-German. Hamburg 2001, p. 64 and 139.

[3] "… í Eyrarfjalli [nú Laugarfjalli] komu upp hverir stórir: en sumir hurfu þeir, sem áður voru ." Íslandshandbókin. 2. bindi. 1989, p. 790.