Tindastóll () is a mountain located on the far west side of Skagafjörður County,

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 ...

and to the north of

Sauðárkrókur Sauðárkrókur () is a Localities of Iceland, town on the Skagafjörður in northern Iceland. It is the seat of both the Skagafjörður (municipality), Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður ('Municipality of Skagafjörður') and the Northwestern Re ...

. It is one of the best-known mountains in the region, and it provides an excellent view in clear weather. The name of the mountain is often shortened to ("the chair"), but it would have previously been called . It is said to have been named after the settler Eilífur örn ("the eagle") Atlason. Tindastóll is a large mountain with a width of around 20 kilometers. At the eastern base the mountain, along the sea, is the district of Reykjaströnd, and to the west of the mountain is

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 ...

. South and southwest of Tindastóll are

Gönguskörð Gönguskörð is a settlement and valley on the west side of Skagafjörður, Iceland, due northwest of Sauðárkrókur, in between Molduxi mountain to the south and Tindastóll Mountain to the north. Shortly after entering Gönguskörð, the a ...

, and the northernmost part of the mountain continues into the sea; it is very difficult to get between Reykjaströnd and Laxárdalur via that route. At the top of the mountain there is a pond and, according to a well-known folk tale, wishing stones float on the lake every year on the eve of John the Baptist's birthday (June 23, or Iceland's version of

midsummer's eve Midsummer is a celebration of the season of summer, taking place on or near the date of the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere; the longest day of the year. The name "midsummer" mainly refers to summer solstice festivals of European or ...

). Many people often travel to the mountain for the occasion as well as at other times for the many popular hiking trails in the area. There is also a ski resort in the western part of Tindastóll.

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