Sornfelli

The mountain of Skælingsfjall has a height of 749m

Sornfelli is a mountain plateau on the island of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands about 12 km from the capital Tórshavn (20 km by road). It is the site of a military station at 725m above sea level (asl). The Sornfelli Meteorological Station installed in 1999 is located in the middle of the 40,000 m² Sornfelli Mountain top plateau, also at 725m asl.

Temperatures at the meteorological station in 2000 were:

• Mean annual air temperature: +1.7 °C
• Mean coldest month (April): −2.2 °C
• Mean warmest month (August): 6.5 °C

From Tórshavn you can drive over the mountain road "Oyggjarvegin" to the Sornfelli Mountain plateau. There is a public road up to the Sornfelli Mountain plateau, but not the last 200 m to the radar base. The mountain of Sornfelli has a height of 749m.

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  Radar base
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  Skælingsfjall 749 m
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  Sornfelli plateau
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  Sornfelli plateau

References

• Scannet (2007). "Sornfelli". Scandinavian / North European Network of Terrestrial Field Bases. Retrieved 2007-06-09.