Valafell

Valafell is a peak in , and has an elevation of 298 metres. Valafell is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Olafsvik and Búðir.

Town
Photo: Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ólafsvík is a small town in on the northern side of the Peninsula. At one point in the 17th and 18th centuries, commercial vessels sailed between Ólafsvík and Denmark, and the village was one of the larger trading ports in Iceland. is situated 7 km west of Valafell.

Locality
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.
is a small hamlet in Búðahraun lava fields in Staðarsveit, which is in the western region of , on the westernmost tip of the Snaefellsnes peninsula where Hraunhafnará falls to the sea, the original old name of having been Hraunhöfn. is situated 10 km southeast of Valafell.

Valafell

Latitude
64.87088° or 64° 52′ 15″ north
Longitude
-23.5611° or 23° 33′ 40″ west
Elevation
298 metres (978 feet)
Open location code
99PRVCCQ+9H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4332604639
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3412221
Wiki­data ID
Q27009766
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Valafell” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Valafell”
  • Dutch: “Valafell”
  • Icelandic: “Valafell”
  • Swedish: “Valafell (kulle)”

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