Erkesfell (Skarðshnjúkur)

W.S.C. Russell gave the mountain to the northeast of Jónsskarð the name Erkesfell. Heinrich Erkes from Cologne explored Ódáðahraun on several jorneys with the beginning of the 20th century.

Heinrich Erkes, Russell, Jónsskarð, Jonsskard, Askja, Iceland, Dyngjufjöll, Öskjuvegur
Erkesfell, photographed from Jónsskarð

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Ódáðahraun
Bræðrafell, late August 2024