Flekaskilin
Flekaskilin is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. Syðstasúla stands 1,093 m to the north, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Almannagjá, a cliff less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road passes 17 miles off.
boundary between between the North American plate and Hreppar microplate (This fragment does not belong to the North American plate or the Eurasian plate, but is regarded as an independent crustal plate, a kind of microplate
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 17.0 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bird watching · 19 mi
- Urriðafoss · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Öxarárfoss: 0.6 mi
- Þórufoss: 7.3 mi
- Þrándarstaðafossar: 9.5 mi
- Staur: 9.6 mi
- Folaldafoss: 9.7 mi
- Stórhöfði: 1.0 mi
- Selfjall: 2.2 mi
- Arnarfell: 3.2 mi
- Orustuhóll: 3.3 mi
- Bæjarfell: 3.4 mi
- Jónas Jónsson: 11.9 mi
- The Phoenix: 15.5 mi
- Hús tímans - hús skáldsins: 17.9 mi
- Flatus Lifir: 18.7 mi
- Íslandsvitinn: 19.9 mi
- Þingvellir: 0.2 mi
- Peningagjá: 0.3 mi
- Silfra: 0.3 mi
- Grynningar: 0.3 mi
- Salurinn: 0.4 mi
- Almannagjá: 0.0 mi
- Almannagjá: 0.1 mi
- Skötugjá: 0.2 mi
- Kattargjá: 0.2 mi
- Hestagjá: 0.2 mi
- Lögberg: 0.1 mi
- Skógarkot: 1.7 mi
- Vinaskógur: 2.1 mi
- Melkot: 4.3 mi
- Selkot: 4.4 mi
- Mud Pot: 12.0 mi
- Mud Pot: 12.0 mi
- Mud Pot: 12.1 mi
- Mud Pot: 12.1 mi
- Mud Pot: 13.3 mi
- Bringur: 13.4 mi
- Steðji (Staupasteinn): 14.4 mi
- Friðland við Fitjaá í Skorradal: 16.1 mi
- Tungufoss: 17.6 mi
- Álafoss: 17.7 mi
- Yndisskógur: 16.4 mi
- Skrúðgarðurinn: 17.8 mi
- Hallsteinsgarður: 21.5 mi
- Tryggvagarður: 22.5 mi
- Sigtúnsgarður: 22.6 mi
- Þingvellir: Hjarta lands og þjóðar: 0.2 mi
- Orkusýning: 11.8 mi
- Gljúfrasteinn: 14.7 mi
- Jarðhitasýningin: 17.3 mi
- Hernámssetrið: 17.9 mi
- Hvammsvík Hot Springs: 15.4 mi
- Krosslaug: 17.2 mi
- Hverahild: 18.6 mi
- Rósagarðurinn: 23.9 mi
- Mislundur: 24.2 mi
- Hermannsgarður í Guðmundarlundi: 24.6 mi
- Guðmundarlundur: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Flekaskilin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syðstasúla | N 349° | 1,093 m | 5.6 mi |
| Miðsúla | N 353° | 1,086 m | 6.1 mi |
| Vestursúla | NNW 344° | 1,086 m | 6.8 mi |
| Háasúla | N 355° | 1,023 m | 7.0 mi |
| Súlnaberg | N 1° | 954 m | 6.3 mi |
| Skefilfjöll | ENE 72° | 897 m | 10.5 mi |
| Klukkutindar | ENE 71° | 880 m | 11.9 mi |
| Kálfstindar | E 87° | 877 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:35 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 02:50 | 22:05 | 00:04 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:25 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 11:22 | — | 15:25 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8786465812
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