Búrfellshyrna () is a mountain in the
Svarfaðardalur
Svarfaðardalur (, "Svörfuður's valley") is a large valley in central north Iceland. It is a part of the Dalvíkurbyggð municipality. The Svarfaðardalsá River flows along the valley, having its mouth near to the town of Dalvík.
About 10 km ...
in northern
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
. It is made of basaltic layers of Tertiary age. It reaches 1,091 meters at its highest peak. It is situated between the valleys of
Búrfellsdalur and
Grýtudalur. In Búrfellsdalur is the Búrfell Glacier, which exhibits what is sometimes referred to as a glacier surge. Farms surrounding Búrfellshyrna include
Búrfell and
Hæringsstaðir.
References
Tierra.Meteored
Mountains of Iceland
One-thousanders of Iceland
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