Hlíðarfjall

Hlíðarfjall
Hlíðarfjall
	Hlíðarfjall lodge and ski slopes, Jan 2011
Highest point
Elevation	1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Coordinates	65°38′55″N 18°15′57″W / 65.6487°N 18.2659°WCoordinates: 65°38′55″N 18°15′57″W / 65.6487°N 18.2659°W
Geography
	Hlíðarfjall Iceland
Location	northern Iceland

Akureyri, with Hlíðarfjall behind, viewed from the eastern shore of Eyjafjörður, morning November 2007

Hlíðarfjall (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈl̥iːðarˌfjatl̥]) 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 , a (formerly important) homestead and church site on the slopes of the mountain (the word hlíð having the meaning "slope").^[2]

References[]

^ "Hlíðarfjall Akureyi". Retrieved 2020-06-23.
^ "Meaning of the name given on the (Icelandic) website of the Árni Magnússon Institute". arnastofnun.is. Archived from the original on 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2017-09-17.

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[akureyri-1] "Hlíðarfjall Akureyi". Retrieved 2020-06-23.

[arnastofnun-2] "Meaning of the name given on the (Icelandic) website of the Árni Magnússon Institute". arnastofnun.is. Archived from the original on 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2017-09-17.

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