Helgrindur

{{Infobox mountain | name = Helgrindur | photo = Grundarfjørdur 01 (1417674424).jpg | photo_caption = Helgrindur behind Grundarfjörður towards the south | elevation_m = 988 | elevation_ref = | prominence = | map = Iceland | map_caption = | map_size = 200 | label_position = right | location = Snæfellsnes peninsula, western Iceland | range = | width = | length = | coordinates = | coordinates_ref = | topo = | type = Pyroclastic cone(s) | age = | last_eruption = Holocene | first_ascent = | easiest_route = | map_image ={{maplink|frame=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=280|frame-height=350|frame-long=-22.8|frame-lat=64.5|zoom=7|raw=[,{ "type": "Feature", "properties": { "marker-size": "small", "marker-color": "#ff0000", "marker-symbol": "volcano", "title": "Helgrindur" }, "geometry": {"type": "Point", "coordinates":[-23.3, 64.866667]} }]|text=Approximate map of central volcanoes and their fissure fields (paler shading) in the Snæfellsnes volcanic belt:Mouse over is enabled on clicking the map which also shows some features (yellow) mentioned in the text on the page. }} }} Helgrindur (, also known as Lýsuskarð, Lysuhóll or Lysukard) is a volcanic mountain range or massif in the middle of the Snæfellsnes peninsula that provides a backdrop to the port of Grundarfjörður. The volcano can be regarded as potentially active, with a risk of lava flows and much more rarely explosive tephra eruptions. The range with its prominent peaks, of Tröllkerling at in its south-east, Böðvarskúla at and Kaldnasaborgir (Kaldnasi) in its north-west at is popular with hikers or mountaineers.

== Geography == The wide range, is in the middle of the Snæfellsnes peninsula and thus divides the northern large bay of Breiðafjörður from the southern bay of Faxaflói. Reykjavík is about to the range's south across Faxaflói. The weather systems in the two large bays are often quite different and the stormy winds across the range are quite notorious and can be heard sometimes at sea level.