Bolafjall
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Bolafjall rises to 622 m. Þverfell stands 870 m to the south-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lambamúli, a peak 1.3 miles away.
The story
Bolafjall is a 638 meter high mountain in the vicinity of Bolungarvík. A road was built to the top in 1986. In 2002 it was opened to civilian traffic. In 2022, an observation deck with a view over the Ísafjarðardjúp was opened on the mountain.
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Wikidata Q4090641, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 622 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Lambamúli: 1.3 mi
- Flatafjall: 1.5 mi
- Ernir: 3.1 mi
- Gönguskarð: 3.1 mi
- Stórahyrna: 3.3 mi
- QP13 convoy: 2.5 mi
- Pétur Oddsson og Guðný Bjarnadóttir: 2.7 mi
- Grjóthlað: 2.7 mi
- Hugprúði Bolvíkingurinn: 2.8 mi
- Þuríðarsteinn: 4.0 mi
- Heimsmynd: 2.7 mi
- Friður: 2.7 mi
- Dynjandi: 9.1 mi
- Stóri kampalampi: 9.1 mi
- Ljós: 9.1 mi
- Bunárfoss: 8.7 mi
- Valagil: 16.5 mi
- Möngufoss: 18.2 mi
- Glúmsstaðafoss: 20.4 mi
- Bulafoss: 20.9 mi
- Ósvör: 3.8 mi
- Byggðasafn Vestfjarða: 9.5 mi
- Arctic Fox Centre: 14.0 mi
- Litli Bær: 19.6 mi
- Sjöstjarnan: 6.4 mi
- Jónsgarður: 9.1 mi
- Austurvöllur: 9.4 mi
- Þrívíddargangbraut: 9.3 mi
- Klofningur: 10.0 mi
- Melrakkasetur Íslands: 14.0 mi
- Simsongarður: 8.9 mi
- Skrúður: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Bolafjall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Þverfell | SSE 162° | 870 m | 14.2 mi |
| Sauratindar | SE 143° | 856 m | 12.7 mi |
| Rembingur | S 172° | 799 m | 11.1 mi |
| Snæfjöll | E 82° | 783 m | 13.6 mi |
| Kroppstaðafjall | S 178° | 768 m | 12.0 mi |
| Snæfjall | E 89° | 751 m | 14.8 mi |
| Breiðafell | SSE 153° | 745 m | 7.4 mi |
| Búrfell | S 171° | 745 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 18:40 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:30 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 12:14 | — | 14:50 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5303462247
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