Baula
Baula rises to 934 m. Tröllakirkja stands 1,001 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Bjarnafoss, a waterfall 1.2 miles away. Ring Road passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
Baula (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpœyːla] ) is a mountain situated in the west of Iceland near Route 1, Bifröst University, and the craters of Grábrók. The mountain's reddish or orange hue is caused by its rhyolite rock composition.
Geologically, the mountain is a laccolith, a type of igneous intrusion. It was formed 3.4 million years ago. Baula is characterized by its almost perfect cone. Nearby is Baula's “little sister,” a mountain called Litla-Baula, where rare columns of rhyolite are found. Together, Baula and Litla-Baula have often been described as Iceland's most beautiful pair of mountains.
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Wikidata Q654933, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 934 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Litla Baula: 2.3 mi
- Bunga: 2.9 mi
- Fossaskarðabrún: 3.5 mi
- Hvammsmúli: 3.9 mi
- Hraunsnefsöxl: 4.4 mi
- Paradísarlaut: 7.5 mi
- Geitfjársetrið: 11.1 mi
- Sturlureykir-Visiting Horse Farm: 12.8 mi
- Deildartunguhver: 12.8 mi
- Snorralaug: 13.5 mi
- Leifur Eiríksson: 14.8 mi
- Jóhannes úr Kötlum: 20.3 mi
- Sturla Þórðarson: 20.4 mi
- Jón frá Ljárskógum: 22.8 mi
- Kolbeinsstaðir: 24.2 mi
- Grábrókargígar: 6.1 mi
- Hraunfossar: 16.9 mi
- Húsafellsskógur: 21.0 mi
- Andakíll: 21.6 mi
- Einkunnir: 21.9 mi
- Grafarlaug: 8.1 mi
- Árhver: 13.3 mi
- Skrifla: 13.5 mi
- Selgil: 21.2 mi
- Krosslaug: 24.8 mi
- Kona að strokka: 11.8 mi
- Fjallid: 12.8 mi
- Minnisvarði um landpósta: 22.9 mi
- Sonatorrek: 24.4 mi
- Snorrastofa: 13.4 mi
- Eiríksstaðir: 14.8 mi
- Landbúnaðarsafn Íslands: 21.8 mi
- Tröllaklettar: 20.9 mi
- Yndisgarðurinn á Hvanneyri: 22.0 mi
- Einkunnir: 22.2 mi
- Sturlungalaug: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Baula. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tröllakirkja | NE 34° | 1,001 m | 13.0 mi |
| Tröllakirkja | W 279° | 932 m | 11.4 mi |
| Smjörhnúkur | W 275° | 907 m | 12.5 mi |
| Hrútaborg | WNW 294° | 861 m | 8.9 mi |
| Grafartindar | N 353° | 850 m | 6.4 mi |
| Litla Baula | NNE 34° | 840 m | 2.3 mi |
| Kerlingarnef | N 3° | 838 m | 9.4 mi |
| Snjófjöll | NE 40° | 821 m | 11.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:35 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 02:33 | 22:12 | 00:24 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:26 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 11:34 | — | 15:15 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4335400848
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