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Kona að strokka

Kona að strokka from directly overhead

Kona að strokka is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 95 m. Tröllakirkja stands 1,001 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Sauðafell, a peak 1.1 miles away. Ring Road passes 14 miles off.

Kona að strokka er á meðal þekktari verka Ásmundar en þar fjallar hann um vinnandi alþýðufólk á Íslandi. Ásmundur gerði verkið upphaflega árið 1934, þá í smárri útgáfu, sem síðan hefur verið stækkuð í ýmis efni. (Heimild: sim.is) Reist á Erpstöðum 2023.

What the record says

Material
concrete

How to reach it

Coordinates64.99953, -21.62688

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sauðafell: 1.1 mi
  • Kolsstaðafjall: 2.8 mi
  • Skallhólsmúli: 3.3 mi
  • Tungufell: 3.4 mi
  • Hrístindahnúkur: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Hörtlafoss: 7.3 mi
  • Baulufoss: 7.8 mi
  • Veiðifoss: 9.4 mi
  • Hamrafoss: 10.0 mi
  • Bjarnafoss: 11.2 mi
Historic sites: 7
Attractions: 7
Hot springs: 3
  • Grafarlaug: 4.2 mi
  • Landbrotalaug: 23.3 mi
  • Árhver: 24.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Grábrókargígar: 15.9 mi
  • Eldborg í Hnappadal: 24.1 mi
Springs: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Minnisvarði um landpósta: 18.7 mi
  • Fjallid: 24.0 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Kona að strokka. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TröllakirkjaE 88°1,001 m12.8 mi
BaulaSSE 152°934 m11.8 mi
TröllakirkjaSSW 214°932 m10.5 mi
SmjörhnúkurSW 216°907 m11.7 mi
GeirshnúkurWSW 242°895 m12.3 mi
HrútaborgSSW 201°861 m7.3 mi
GrafartindarSE 131°850 m6.2 mi
Litla BaulaSE 141°840 m10.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2918:3619:41
June solstice02:2822:1400:30
September equinox07:0918:2619:31
December solstice11:38—15:13

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/14017245999

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