Mælifell
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Mælifell rises to 799 m. Háskerðingur stands 1,281 m to the northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Háalda, a peak 1.6 miles away. Ring Road passes 19 miles off.
The story
Mælifell (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈmaiːlɪˌfɛtl̥] ) is a volcano located in Southern Iceland. Mælifell stands 200 meters above its surroundings, and it is a composite cone volcano formed by volcanic eruptions underneath the Myrdalsjökull glacier. Mælifell surfaced approximately 10,000 years ago as glaciers receded after the Last glacial period. Apart from walking, Mount Mælifell is reachable only by a 4WD vehicle. It is on the southern Fjallabak road next to the glacier Mýrdalsjökull. The road is usually wet and sometimes completely flooded, making the volcano only accessible from July to the beginning of October.
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Wikidata Q23754534, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 799 m
How to reach it
- 18.6 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Álftaversgígar · 23 mi
- Hatta · 25 mi
- Skógafoss Viewpoint · 25 mi
- Svarta ströndin í Vík í Mýrdal · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Háalda: 1.6 mi
- Strútur: 2.8 mi
- Öldufell: 3.8 mi
- Suður-Kerlingarhnúkur: 4.4 mi
- Norður-Kerlingarhnúkur: 4.4 mi
- Eldgjá: 7.8 mi
- Eldgjá: 8.3 mi
- Eldgjá: 8.8 mi
- Eldgjá: 8.9 mi
- Eldgjá: 9.0 mi
- Bláfjallakvísl: 4.1 mi
- Axlafoss: 5.3 mi
- Hólmsárfoss: 9.1 mi
- Ljósafoss: 11.2 mi
- Silfurfoss: 12.4 mi
- Grænihryggur: 9.7 mi
- Stórihver: 12.5 mi
- Landmannalaugar: 13.7 mi
- Landmannalaugar: 13.7 mi
- Laufskálavarða: 20.3 mi
- Svavar S. Tómasson: 10.8 mi
- Ido Keinan: 12.1 mi
- Elisabeth Brimnes, Dagmar Kristvinsdóttir, Ivar Finn Stampe: 18.8 mi
- Oskar Sigurjónsson: 19.5 mi
- Fell: 23.5 mi
- Strútslaug: 5.3 mi
- Brennisteinsalda: 13.8 mi
- Álftaversgígar: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Mælifell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Háskerðingur | NW 319° | 1,281 m | 8.6 mi |
| Kaldaklofsfjöll | NW 314° | 1,167 m | 8.7 mi |
| Reykjaföll | NW 326° | 1,165 m | 10.8 mi |
| Hrafntinnusker | NW 321° | 1,141 m | 11.8 mi |
| Stöðull | NW 326° | 1,132 m | 11.6 mi |
| Tindafjall | NNE 24° | 1,056 m | 11.3 mi |
| Sandfell | NNW 334° | 1,033 m | 5.3 mi |
| Skalli | NNW 343° | 1,027 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:28 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 02:52 | 21:52 | 23:44 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:18 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 11:05 | — | 15:24 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4215965718
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