Mountain - Súlur
About
The mountain Súlur is the Town-mountain of Akureyri, rising above the town in south-west. There is a popular trail - walking path up to the peaks, the walk/hikes takes about 5-6 hours forth and back. The starting point is from a parking lot in the valley Glerárdalur. The peaks are two; the highest one reaching about 1213 meters. The peaks are mainly made of light rhyolite (liparit) which is a volcanic material, created during volcanic eruptions around 8-9 million years ago.
