Pétursey is a majestic mountain and a prominent feature in the landscape along the south coast of Iceland. From afar, it looks like a giant circus tent in the middle of a sandy desert. The mountain is a 275-metre-high tuff rock and used to be an island, back when the ocean level was higher. The black beaches on each side of it offer a great view of this mountain and as a backdrop it really doesn’t get any better. You can easily drive around the mountain and find an angle that suits you.
Pétursey
South coast, Iceland
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Climate
The South Coast of Iceland is known for its unpredictable and ever-changing weather. The region is characterized by a subarctic oceanic climate, which means that the temperatures are relatively mild, but the weather can be quite stormy and windy.
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Lighting
The longest day in Iceland is multiple days from May through July when the sun doesn't set. The daylight hours in Iceland on the shortest days of the year are 4-5 hours per day (December to January).
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The area is on route no 1. A good, easily travelled gravel road leads you around the mountain and back onto route no 1.
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Basecamp and facilities
There are several farms around Pétursey, with fields and lots that could be used as basecamps. There is a road, 4.2 km long, that goes around the mountain so finding a place should be easy. Phone coverage is excellent.
Risk factors
This is a tuff rock mountain so rockfall and rockslides could occur.
Visitors
Few farms and summer cottages lie around this mountain, apart from that this location is not a popular tourist attraction.
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