Stóra-Björnsfell

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When Stóra - Björn Fell is a hill in western Iceland.

Position and height

It is located east of the cross-country ski run Kaldidalur in the Icelandic highlands. North of it is the glacier Þórisjökull, south of the shield volcano Skjaldbreiður. Between the mountain and the Skjaldbreiður performs another pretty rough highland road, the Línuvegur F338 or Skjaldbreiðarleið, from the Kaldidalur to Kjölur overland slopes.

Stóra - Björn coat reaches a height of 989 m.

Name

Icelandic is björn to German bear. The name therefore means translated from Icelandic: Mountain of the Great Bear. West of him is Litla - Björn Fell ( 914m ), the mountain of the little bear. On the other hand Björn is also a popular man's name in Iceland.

In this case the mountain after the surveyor Björn Gunnlaugsson is named.

Volcanism

This is a panel volcano, which mainly consists of palagonite and has been developed in a ice age glaciers.

Appearance

As usual in panel volcanoes his flanks are very steep. On the summit of the mountain is a large crater, which is generally filled with either snow or ice, or ( in the summer ) with water.

The mountain is slightly elongated in shape and extends simultaneously from southwest to northeast along the direction of the southwest rift zone in Iceland, on which it lies.

In the northeast of the mountain there is a through a gorge of him separate page summit.

Mountaineering

The best way to migrate from the runway F338 first north to the mountain. Then there is a ridge, on which you can climb up on the west side.

The view from the top is good especially to the south and east. East of the hill there is a large shield volcano of 897 m height from Olivinbasalt, which is called Skersl.