Hlíðarfjall

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Hlíðarfjall
Hlíðarfjall lodge and ski slopes, Jan 2011
Highest point
Elevation1,100 m (3,600 ft)
Geography
Hlíðarfjall is located in Iceland
Hlíðarfjall
Hlíðarfjall
Iceland
Locationnorthern Iceland
Akureyri, with Hlíðarfjall behind, viewed from the eastern shore of Eyjafjörður, morning November 2007

Hlíðarfjall (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈl̥iːðar̥ˌfjatl̥]) is a mountain located west of the Icelandic town Akureyri in Eyjafjörður. It is the site of one of two major ski resorts in Iceland.[1] The former hotel no longer offers accommodation and is now mostly used for meetings.

Hlíðarfjall is generally considered to be named after Lögmannshlíð, a (formerly important) homestead and church site on the slopes of the mountain (the word hlíð having the meaning "slope").[2]

References

  1. ^ Hlíðarfjall ski resort site.
  2. ^ Meaning of the name given on the (Icelandic) website of the Árni Magnússon Institute.
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