- Elevation, modelled
- 8 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Hámundur1,666 m · 23.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Ring Road14.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 23:42local time
- Coordinates
- 63.4422, -20.2695
Ash column is a attraction, at a modelled 8 m. Hámundur stands 1,666 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Byggðasafn, a museum 0.2 miles away. Ring Road passes 14 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ash column. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hámundur | ENE 58° | 1,666 m | 23.6 mi |
| Guðnasteinn | ENE 56° | 1,500 m | 22.9 mi |
| Goðasteinn | NE 55° | 1,497 m | 23.2 mi |
| Raufarfell | ENE 69° | 743 m | 22.6 mi |
| Þríhyrningur | NE 53° | 713 m | 18.2 mi |
| Skjannanípa | ENE 70° | 707 m | 22.5 mi |
| Holtsnúpur | ENE 62° | 663 m | 18.4 mi |
| Stórhöfði | NE 43° | 541 m | 16.4 mi |
- 14.0 mi off the Ring Road
84 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 30
- Heimaklettur: 0.6 mi
- Stóraklif: 0.7 mi
- Litlaklif: 0.7 mi
- Há: 0.7 mi
- Miðklettur: 0.9 mi
Attractions: 20
- Ash column: 0.4 mi
- Sprangan: 0.5 mi
- Goslok: 0.8 mi
- Klauf: 2.2 mi
- Boat wreck: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 18
- Drífandi: 14.5 mi
- Seljalandsfoss: 14.8 mi
- Gljúfrabúi: 15.1 mi
- Írárfoss: 16.5 mi
- Blóðrefafoss: 18.1 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Pompei Norðursins: 0.6 mi
- Legsteinn séra Jóns Thorsteinssonar píslarvotts: 0.6 mi
- Mormónapollur: 1.0 mi
- Guðlaugssund: 1.1 mi
- Guðlaugssund: 1.3 mi
Museums: 7
- Byggðasafn: 0.2 mi
- Skansinn: 0.3 mi
- Landlyst: 0.3 mi
- Eldheimar: 0.6 mi
- Herjólfstown: 0.9 mi
Beaches: 1
- Stafsnes: 1.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:34 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 03:05 | 21:55 | 23:42 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:24 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 11:05 | — | 15:35 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
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