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Útilegumaðurinn

Útilegumaðurinn from directly overhead

Útilegumaðurinn is an artwork, at a modelled elevation of 112 m. Kerling stands 1,536 m to the south-southwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Brynjólfur Sveinsson kennari, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road runs past it.

What the record says

Built
1900

How to reach it

Coordinates65.67727, -18.09289

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Borgir: 1.0 mi
  • Þingmannahnjúkur: 4.0 mi
  • Stórihnjúkur: 4.7 mi
  • Hlíðarfjall: 4.8 mi
  • Ytri-Súla: 5.4 mi
Artworks: 17
  • Vorhús: 0.1 mi
  • Sigling: 0.1 mi
  • Móðir jörð: 0.2 mi
  • Harpa bænarinnar: 0.3 mi
  • Akurey: 0.3 mi
Historic sites: 16
  • Brynjólfur Sveinsson kennari: 0.0 mi
  • Halldóra Ólafsdóttir skólameistarafrú: 0.1 mi
  • Sigurður Guðmundsson skólameistari: 0.1 mi
  • Matthías Jochumsson: 0.1 mi
  • Margrethe Schiöth: 0.2 mi
Museums: 13
Waterfalls: 8
Attractions: 6
Parks: 6
  • Skátagil: 0.3 mi
  • Hamarkotstún: 0.3 mi
  • Eiðsvöllur: 0.6 mi
  • Minjasafnsgarðurinn: 0.8 mi
  • Gamli gróðrarstöðvar garðurinn: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Hraun í Öxnadal: 16.2 mi
  • Svarfaðardalur: 22.5 mi
  • Böggvistaðafjall: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Ljósavatn: 12.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Útilegumaðurinn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KerlingSSW 209°1,536 m9.5 mi
TröllafjallSW 231°1,483 m9.1 mi
KistaWSW 247°1,474 m7.0 mi
StrýtaWSW 250°1,456 m6.5 mi
TröllafjallWSW 237°1,454 m8.8 mi
HrosshnjúkurWSW 240°1,430 m8.3 mi
TröllahyrnaSW 228°1,430 m9.6 mi
StóristallurSW 220°1,425 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:2019:27
June solstice01:3022:0700:59
September equinox06:5518:1019:17
December solstice11:39—14:43

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4344609338

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