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Hlíðarfjall () is a mountain and ski resort located around 6 km west of the Icelandic town Akureyri in Eyjafjörður. The mountain itself has an elevation of 1,200m, It is the second largest ski resort in Iceland and reaches a top elevation of 1,014m. The base of the resort is at an elevation of 500m.

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Instance of
mountain
Country
Iceland
Located in
Akureyri
Elevation
1100
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Hlíðarfjall () is a mountain and ski resort located around 6 km west of the Icelandic town Akureyri in Eyjafjörður. The mountain itself has an elevation of 1,200m, It is the second largest ski resort in Iceland and reaches a top elevation of 1,014m. The base of the resort is at an elevation of 500m.

== Ski resort == The Hlíðarfjall mountain hosts northern Iceland's largest ski area, and Iceland's highest elevation ski lift. The resort operates 8 ski lifts, 2 of which are quad chairlifts. The top elevation reachable by ski lift is 1,014m. There are 24 ski runs, offering a total of 14.9km of pistes with varying difficulty.

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