Stóra-Björnsfell
Stóra-Björnsfell rises to 1,055 m. Geitlandsjökull stands 1,390 m to the north-northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Litla-Björnsfell, a peak 2.4 miles away. Ring Road passes 29 miles off.
The story
Stóra-Björnsfell (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈstouːra-ˈpjœr̥sˌfɛtl̥]) is an elongated medium-sized tuya located in Iceland. It contains pillow lava, hyaloclastite and sheet lava. The volcano formed when a subglacial eruption occurred beneath an ice sheet during the last ice age. Stóra-Björnsfell's pillow lava appears originally to have erupted from a fissure.
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Wikidata Q1609554, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1055 m
How to reach it
- 29.2 mi off the Ring Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Litla-Björnsfell: 2.4 mi
- Langafell: 3.4 mi
- Skersli: 3.5 mi
- Sköflungur: 4.3 mi
- Helgatindur: 5.0 mi
- Skútafoss: 8.4 mi
- Leirárfoss: 9.5 mi
- Ósfossar: 11.9 mi
- Gnýpufoss: 12.2 mi
- Hallandi: 12.3 mi
- Íshellir: 10.1 mi
- Into the Glacier: 11.1 mi
- Hraunfossar / Barnafoss: 16.5 mi
- Stóri Geysir: 17.3 mi
- Strokkur: 17.3 mi
- Kræklugjá: 15.8 mi
- Hlíðargjá: 17.2 mi
- Gildruholtsgjá: 19.0 mi
- Hvannagjá: 19.0 mi
- Snókagjá: 19.5 mi
- Krosslaug: 15.1 mi
- Bergþór úr Bláfelli: 17.1 mi
- Skógarkot: 19.6 mi
- Lögberg: 20.7 mi
- Sigríður Tómasdóttir: 20.7 mi
- Húsafellsskógur: 14.1 mi
- Hraunfossar: 16.6 mi
- Friðland við Fitjaá í Skorradal: 18.4 mi
- Martinslaug: 16.9 mi
- Reykholtshver: 23.4 mi
- Jónas Jónsson: 19.3 mi
- Fjallid: 24.2 mi
- Þingvellir: Hjarta lands og þjóðar: 21.0 mi
- Snorrastofa: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Stóra-Björnsfell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geitlandsjökull | NNE 22° | 1,390 m | 7.5 mi |
| Hlöðufell | SE 137° | 1,186 m | 7.1 mi |
| Ok | NW 323° | 1,170 m | 9.0 mi |
| Hafrafell | NNE 16° | 1,165 m | 14.2 mi |
| Syðra-Hádegisfell | N 359° | 1,069 m | 7.7 mi |
| Högnhöfði | SSE 148° | 1,002 m | 11.2 mi |
| Klakkur | NE 51° | 999 m | 7.8 mi |
| Skriða | S 177° | 946 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:33 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 02:41 | 22:06 | 00:09 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:23 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 11:24 | — | 15:19 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4353128440
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