Baula
Mountain of Iceland
title: "Baula" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["volcanism-of-iceland", "mountains-of-iceland", "pliocene-magmatism", "laccoliths", "borgarbyggð"] description: "Mountain of Iceland" topic_path: "general/volcanism-of-iceland" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baula" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Mountain of Iceland ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox mountain"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Baula |
| photo | Baula2.jpg |
| photo_caption | Baula, July 2006 |
| elevation_m | 934 |
| location | Iceland |
| map | Iceland |
| map_size | 200 |
| label_position | right |
| coordinates | |
| type | Laccolith |
| age | 3.4 million years |
| :: |
| name = Baula | photo = Baula2.jpg | photo_caption = Baula, July 2006 | elevation_m = 934 | elevation_ref = | prominence_m = | prominence_ref= | location = Iceland | range = | map = Iceland |relief=1 | map_caption = | map_size = 200 | label_position = right | coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | type = Laccolith | age = 3.4 million years | last_eruption = | first_ascent = | easiest_route = Baula () is a mountain situated in the west of Iceland near Route 1, Bifröst University, and the craters of Grábrók. The mountain's reddish or orange hue is caused by its rhyolite rock composition.
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Baula.jpg" caption="The mountain Baula"] ::
Geologically, the mountain is a laccolith, a type of igneous intrusion. It was formed 3.4 million years ago.
Baula is characterized by its almost perfect cone. Nearby is Baula's “little sister,” a mountain called Litla-Baula, where rare columns of rhyolite are found. Together, Baula and Litla-Baula have often been described as Iceland's most beautiful pair of mountains.
References
- Hróarsson, Björn (1994) Á ferð um landið, Borgarfjörður og Mýrar, Mál og menning (in Icelandic)
References
- Gudmundsson A., Pasquarè F.A., Tibaldi A. (2014) ''Dykes, Sills, Laccoliths, and Inclined Sheets in Iceland'' in ''Advances in Volcanology'', Berlin, Springer, Figure 5b.
- Johannesson, Haukur (1975) ''Structure and petrochemistry of the Reykjadalur central volcano and the surrounding areas, Midwest Iceland'', Doctoral thesis, Durham University.
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