Bláfjöll (, "blue mountains") are a small mountain range in the southwest of Iceland on Reykjanes peninsula at about 30 km from Reykjavík.
They form sort of a double mountain massif to the west and in the east of JósepsdalurÞór Vigfússon: Í Árnesþingi vestanverðu. Ferðafélag Íslands Árbók 2003. Reykjavík 2003, p.83 on Hellisheiði.Íslandshandbókin. Náttúra, saga og sérkenni. Reykjavík 1989, p. 780
Geography
The mountain massif has a length of about 9 km. The western part includes Vífilsfell as well as , the eastern one reaches from to . The highest mountain is Hákollur (685 m).
Geology The Bláfjöll are Pleistocene subglacial volcanoes and part of the Brennisteinsfjöll volcanic system.See eg. Chr. Hamilton: Ice-contact volcanism and hyaloclastite flow emplacement in the Vífilsfell region. SW Iceland. Abstracts – Atlantic Universities Geological Conference, 2003. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
Winter sports The area is the most popular ski resort for the inhabitants of Iceland's Capital City Area.
The winter sports area is situated at elevations between 460 and 700 m.https://www.skiresort.info/ski-resort/blafjoell/ Ski resort Bláfjöll. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
15 km of easy and intermediate slopes for skiing and snowboarding as well as 15 lifts (tow lifts and chair lifts) are available as well as possibilities for night skiing. Cross country skiing is also possible.https://www.skiresort.info/best-ski-resorts/iceland/sorted/cross-country/ Ski resort Bláfjöll. Cross country skiing. Retrieved 30 July 2020. Two huts with accommodation and restaurant provide service for the guests. All this makes it the largest ski resort in Iceland.
Accessibility From Reykjavík the Hringvegur is followed in southern direction, at the airfield of Sandskeið taken the Route 417 in direction of Hafnarfjörður/Bláfjöll, but up on the lava plateau turned left into the short Bláfjallavegur/Route 407. It leads directly to the mountains and the skiing area.Ísland Vegaatlas. Reykjavík 2006, p.1
Nature protection Part of the mountain range is protected since 1973 as .
See also Eldborg í Bláfjöllum Heiðin há Brennisteinsfjöll Sport in Iceland
References
External links https://skidasvaedi.is/english/ Official website, ski resorts of Iceland Skídasvaedi.is, description with map of hiking and cross country ski tracks. Retrieved 6 August 2020. Bláfjöll. The Environment Agency of Iceland. (in Icelandic, with map of Bláfjallafólkvangur, the protected area)