Artwork · Iceland
Jötnar
Jötnar is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 92 m. Hvirfill stands 621 m to the south-southeast, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Álfaborg, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Ring Road passes 5.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2000
- Material
- steel
How to reach it
Coordinates64.08282, -21.94194
- 5.2 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bird watching · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Við Ægisdyr: 0.6 mi
- Landslag: 0.7 mi
- Hönnun: 0.9 mi
- Uppsprettan: 0.9 mi
- Bjarni Sívertsen: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Upplýsingaskilti — Setbergsrústin: 1.2 mi
- Wegener-stöpullinn: 1.4 mi
- Steinbogi: 1.4 mi
- Kópavogsfundurinn: 1.9 mi
- Fyrsti Krýsuvíkurvegurinn: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Nónhæð: 1.8 mi
- Hnoðraholt: 2.1 mi
- Ásfjall: 2.2 mi
- Smalaholt: 2.5 mi
- Sandahlíð: 2.6 mi
Attractions: 52
- Álfaborg: 0.3 mi
- Sky Lagoon: 2.3 mi
- Leikskólalundur: 2.4 mi
- Eldfjallasýning: 3.3 mi
- Íshellir: 3.3 mi
Waterfalls: 45
- Búrfoss: 3.9 mi
- Ullarfoss: 4.0 mi
- Sjávarfoss: 4.2 mi
- Skáfossar: 4.2 mi
- Kermóafossar: 4.2 mi
Museums: 42
- Hönnunarsafn Íslands: 0.8 mi
- Byggðasafn Hafnarfjarðar: 1.0 mi
- Bookless Bungalow: 1.1 mi
- Kvikmyndasafn Íslands: 1.7 mi
- Þjóðminjasafn Íslands - varðveisla: 2.2 mi
Parks: 40
- Víðistaðatún: 0.8 mi
- Hellisgerði: 0.9 mi
- Bali: 1.3 mi
- Óla Run tún: 1.8 mi
- Rútstún: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves: 39
- Garðahraun - neðra: 0.6 mi
- Gálgahraun: 1.0 mi
- Hamarinn: 1.2 mi
- Vífilsstaðahraun: 1.5 mi
- Stekkjarhraun: 1.5 mi
Springs: 25
- Skátalaug: 12.7 mi
- Hot spring: 18.7 mi
- Mud Pot: 19.8 mi
- Mud Pot: 20.1 mi
- Mud Pot: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Gálgaklettar: 1.3 mi
- Virkið: 6.0 mi
- Langahlíð: 8.6 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 9.6 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 9.7 mi
Gardens: 5
- Vífilsstaðagarður: 1.7 mi
- Rósagarðurinn: 3.6 mi
- Hermannsgarður í Guðmundarlundi: 3.6 mi
- Mislundur: 4.0 mi
- Urtagarður í Nesi: 5.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Vífilsstaðahlíð: 2.5 mi
- Hjallaflatir: 3.9 mi
Beaches: 2
- Langisandur: 16.4 mi
- Þorli: 22.7 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Hverahild: 18.9 mi
- Hvammsvík Hot Springs: 23.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Akranesviti: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Jötnar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hvirfill | SSE 152° | 621 m | 9.6 mi |
| Stóra-Kóngsfell | ESE 124° | 602 m | 10.2 mi |
| Kistufell | SSE 157° | 602 m | 11.1 mi |
| Drottning | ESE 122° | 516 m | 10.7 mi |
| Þverfell | NNE 33° | 479 m | 11.5 mi |
| Rauðuhnúkar | ESE 114° | 449 m | 10.7 mi |
| Grænadyngja | SSW 204° | 398 m | 11.0 mi |
| Stapatindur | S 191° | 397 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 18:39 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 02:57 | 22:07 | 00:03 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:29 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 11:22 | — | 15:31 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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