Vindbelgjarfjall
Vindbelgjarfjall | ||
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Vindbelgjarfjall behind the lake Mývatn |
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height | 529 m | |
location | Northeast of Iceland | |
Coordinates | 65 ° 37 '28 " N , 17 ° 4' 5" W | |
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Type | Palagonite cone | |
rock | Palagonite | |
Age of the rock | Vistula glacial period | |
Vindbelgjarfjall behind the Skútustaðir craters |
When Vindbelgjarfjall (529 m), also Vindbelgur or Belgjarfjall called, is a volcanic mountain on the northern shore of Lake Myvatn in the northeast - Iceland .
geology
The volcano Vindbelgjarfjall is part of the volcanic system of the nearby central volcano Krafla .
It is a palagonite cone and was thus formed in one or more eruptions at the same eruption site under an ice age glacier.
hike
A hike of around three quarters of an hour leads from the parking lot at the lake west of the Vagnbrekka farm up the mountain, following a marked hiking trail.