Strange rows of sharp cones

Norðurfjöll

Tvíburatindur, Tviburatindur, Askja, Dyngjufjöll, Lokatindur, Dyngjufell, Sellandafjall, Trekking, Iceland, Island, — Panorama from the top of Tvíburatindur: Dyngjufjöll to the south through to Sellandafjall in the northeast.

"Though the wide seas of lava reign huge areas, strange rows of sharp cones belong to the picture of this landscape as well."

- Walter Iwan: Island 1935 - Ein historischer Landes- und Reiseführer -

Encounter in the desert... we were allowed to pass...

The bleak expanse of Útbruni with the black and more recent Frambruni lava interfering from the left side

Tvíburatindur, a sharp ridge almost completely drowned in its own debris

Northern view from the slope of Lokatindur to other sharp spires and cones

Approaching the narrow top of Tvíburatindur

One of the two prominent spires of Tvíburatindur

Through the tele lens towards Lokatindur

Changeable weather with rain showers and subsequent evaporation in the sunshine

The northface of Háihnjúkur in a fresh snow coating. It appeared much higher than it was in reality. But optical illusions are a daily phenomenon in the desert.

There is no place in Ódáðahraun with so many sharp ridges, spires and cones like to the north of the Dyngjufjöll (Norðurfjöll). They protrude through the ground all around. After spending two rainy days in the warm and sheltered Dyngjufell hut we walked through this otherworldly landscape...

Route: Dyngjufell Hut - Lokatindur (Lockstindur) - Tvíburatindur - Einstæðingur - Axlarfell - Fjárhólar

Tvíburatindur, Útbruni, Askja, Panorama, Sellandafjall, Bláfjall, Hvammfjöll, Kollóttadyngja, Bræðrafell, Herðubreið, Dyngjufjöll (Einstæðingur) — Panorama from Tvíburatindur, part 2, f.l.t.r.: Sellandafjall, Bláfjall, Hvammfjöll, Kollóttadyngja, Bræðrafell, Herðubreið, Dyngjufjöll (Einstæðingur)

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Strange rows of sharp cones

Norðurfjöll

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