Hvannadalshnjúkur (pronounced ) or Hvannadalshnúkur is a
pyramidal peak
A pyramidal peak, sometimes called a glacial horn in extreme cases, is an angular, sharply pointed mountain peak which results from the cirque erosion due to multiple glaciers diverging from a central point. Pyramidal peaks are often examples o ...
on the northwestern rim of the
summit crater of the
Öræfajökull volcano in
Vatnajökull National Park
Vatnajökull National Park ( ) is one of three national parks in Iceland, and is the largest one. It encompasses all of Vatnajökull glacier and extensive surrounding areas. These include the national parks previously existing at Skaftafell in th ...
,
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 ...
. Its summit is the highest point and the only
Ultra-prominent peak
An ultra-prominent peak, or ultra for short, is a mountain summit with a topographic prominence of or more; it is also called a P1500. The prominence of a peak is the minimum height of climb to the summit on any route from a higher peak, or fro ...
in the country.
Geography
An official measurement in August 2005 established the height of the mountain as .
"The highest mountain in Iceland re-measured"
Vatnajokull.com Retrieved 2013-08-09. Earlier surveys had measured a height of .Vatnajökull National Park
Vatnajökull National Park ( ) is one of three national parks in Iceland, and is the largest one. It encompasses all of Vatnajökull glacier and extensive surrounding areas. These include the national parks previously existing at Skaftafell in th ...
.
See also
* List of islands by highest point
This is a list of islands in the world ordered by their highest point; it lists island, islands with peaks by elevation. At the end of this article continent, continental landmasses are also included for comparison.
Island countries and territor ...
* List of European ultra prominent peaks
This is a list of all the mountains in Europe with ultra-prominent peaks with topographic prominence greater than .
European peaks by prominence
The column "Col" in the chart below denotes the highest elevation to which one must descend from a p ...
Notes
References
External links
"Hvannadalshnjúkur, Iceland" on Peakbagger
Official Website of Vatnajökull National Park
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Southern Region (Iceland)
Mountains of Iceland
Highest points of countries
Two-thousanders of Iceland