Sléttuhlíð is a district on the east side of

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 ...

, close to Höfðahólar and out towards the Stafá river. The coast there runs considerably toward the west. The mountain, however, curves rather toward the east so that the lowland widens significantly. Although from the western coast of Höfðaströnd the lowlands are level. Sléttuhlíð is a long hill, 173 meters tall, between two oblong lakes called Kappastaðavatn and the Sléttuhlíðarvatn. Between the hill and the mountains there is a low-lying dell, relatively lush, with several farms including the church site

Fell A fell (from Old Norse ''fell'', ''fjall'', "mountain"Falk and Torp (2006:161).) is a high and barren landscape feature, such as a mountain or Moorland, moor-covered hill. The term is most often employed in Fennoscandia, Iceland, the Isle of M ...

. Hálfdan Narfason was a priest there centuries ago and was said to have been skilled in magic. To the west of Fell is the abandoned farm Fjall where

Sölvi Helgason Sölvi Helgason (August 16, 1820 – November 27, 1895) was an artist, philosopher and drifter in Iceland. If he hadn't been arrested, we might not know anything more about Sölvi than folk tales about his life. He never went to school, but was ...

(also known as Sólon Íslandus) was born. Two valleys lead into the mountain range a little ways from Sléttuhlíð. A little to the south is Hrolleifsdalur, which is said to be named after the explorer Hrolleifur, and is now completely deserted. There is also Skálárdalur, a valley that was never inhabited. The Skálá river runs from Skálárdalur and flows into Hrolleifsdalsá river, which meanders southward towards the sea through the countryside. Sléttuhlíð was previously part of Fellshreppur and is now a part of Skagafjörður County.

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{{Authority control Populated places in Northwestern Region (Iceland) Skagafjörður