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Gaukshöfði

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Elevation, modelled
240 m
Tallest summit within 23.5 miles
Ásgrindur1,299 m · 23.2 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road19.8 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
23:55local time
Coordinates
64.0806, -20.0159

Gaukshöfði is a attraction, at a modelled 240 m. Ásgrindur stands 1,299 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Selfitafjall, a peak 1.0 miles away. Ring Road passes 20 miles off.

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Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Gaukshöfði. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ÁsgrindurSE 145°1,299 m23.2 mi
SindriSE 144°1,272 m23.4 mi
ÖxlSE 125°1,214 m11.7 mi
LaufafellESE 119°1,184 m23.4 mi
KrakatindurESE 106°1,012 m17.1 mi
HrauntindarSE 126°998 m19.0 mi
RauðkembingarESE 108°939 m14.2 mi
HerbjarnarfellE 90°922 m22.7 mi
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Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 24
Attractions: 12
Hot springs: 11
Historic sites: 9
Museums: 4
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:3119:34
June solstice02:5021:5923:55
September equinox07:0318:2119:24
December solstice11:14—15:23

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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