Ljósufjöll

Ljósufjöll extends across 90 kilometers with a maximum width of 20 kilometers, featuring a central volcano and multiple fissure vents reaching 1063 meters in elevation.

The volcanic system produced a significant eruption in 960 CE, generating a lava flow that covered 13 square kilometers and created a tephra layer affecting 50 square kilometers.

The name translates to Mountains of Light in English, reflecting the light-colored rhyolitic rocks that form the largest such outcrop in the Snæfellsnes volcanic zone.

During summer months, visitors can access the volcanic system to examine its cinder cones, lava fields, and the Berserkjahraun crater formation.

As the only volcanic system in Snæfellsnes that erupted during recorded Icelandic history, Ljósufjöll contains evidence of a farm buried beneath one of its craters.

Location: Eyja- og Miklaholtshreppur

Location: Sveitarfélagið Skagaströnd

Elevation above the sea: 1,063 m

GPS coordinates: 64.87000,-22.23000

Latest update: March 15, 2025 14:41