Þverárfjall (also called Þverárleiti) is a mountain in

Austur-Húnavatnssýsla Iceland was historically divided into 23 counties known as ''sýslur'' (), and 23 independent towns known as ''kaupstaðir'' (). Iceland is now split up between 24 sýslumenn (magistrates) that are the highest authority over the local police ( ...

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 ...

between

Norðurárdalur Norðurárdalur (North River Valley) is a valley in eastern Skagafjörður, Iceland bordered by the Bóluá river, which forms the boundary between Blönduhlíð and Norðurárdalur. Route 1 runs through the valley up to the Öxnadalsheiði ...

valley, which runs to the northwest from what is often called "front Laxárdalur" in Austur-Húnavatnssýsla and the

Laxárdalur Laxárdalur () is a valley in Dalasýsla in northwestern Iceland, formed by the . It was the home of the , a group of Icelanders whose doings are described in the ''Laxdæla saga ''Laxdæla saga'' (), Old Norse ''Laxdœla saga'' (Old Norse pro ...

Skagafjörður Skagafjörður () is a deep fjord and its valley in northern Iceland. Location Skagafjörður, the fjord, is about 40 km long and 15 km wide, situated between Tröllaskagi to the east and the Skagi, Skagi Peninsula to the west. Ther ...

. The mountain is named after Þverá, the innermost town in Norðurárdalur valley. Þverárfjallsvegur road ( 744/Route 744) was built over the mountain in summer 2002. Previously, there was a road only open in the summer that required travels to go slowly, which crossed un-bridged rivers and streams. The new highway shortened the route between

Blönduós Blönduós () is a town and former municipality in the north of Iceland with a population of 895 in 2018. Like many towns and villages around Iceland, Blönduós did not emerge as a village until the late 19th century. The town is situated on Rou ...

and Sauðarkrókur by about 30 kilometers (18.6 miles). On June 3, 2008, a driver passing through the area of Þverárfjall spotted a polar bear a short distance from the road. The bear was killed the same day.

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