Snæfell

Snfellsjökull (Icelandic pronunciation: [stnaiflsjktl], snow-fell glacier) is a glacier-capped stratovolcano in western Iceland that is 700,000 years old. It is located on the western tip of Iceland's Snfellsnes peninsula. It may sometimes be visible from Reykjavik, 120 kilometers away, over Faxa Bay.

The mountain is one of Iceland's most renowned places, according to Jules Verne's novel Journey to the Core of the Earth (1864), in which the characters discover the opening to a passage heading to the center of the earth atop Snfellsjökull. Snfellsjökull National Park (Icelandic: jógarurinn Snfellsjökull) includes the peak.

On July 17, 1939, Snfellsjökull was visible from a great distance owing to an arctic mirage. Captain Robert Bartlett of the Effie M. Morrissey saw Snfellsjökull from a distance of 536 to 560 kilometers (335 to 350 miles). For the first time in recorded history, the summit was ice-free in August 2012.

Height: 1,833 meters (6,013 ft)
Location: Snæfellsnes peninsula, western Iceland