- Elevation, modelled
- 6 m
- Tallest summit within 18.7 miles
- Jörundarfell1,038 m · 14.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Ring Road9.0 mi off
- Sunset, March equinox
- 19:37local time
- Coordinates
- 65.6064, -20.6352
Hvítserkur is a attraction, at a modelled 6 m. Jörundarfell stands 1,038 m to the southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Ósafell, a peak 1.8 miles away. Ring Road passes 9.0 miles off.
basalt stack along the eastern shore of the Vatnsnes peninsula, in northwest Iceland
Wikidata Q201855, matched on coordinates and name (5 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Hvítserkur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jörundarfell | SE 132° | 1,038 m | 14.5 mi |
| Hrossakambur | SSE 162° | 974 m | 15.7 mi |
| Svínafell | SSE 162° | 971 m | 16.9 mi |
| Illviðrishnjúkur | ENE 72° | 961 m | 18.7 mi |
| Skessusæti | SSE 159° | 938 m | 13.6 mi |
| Litla Snjófell | SSE 163° | 933 m | 17.9 mi |
| Svarthamrar | ESE 120° | 931 m | 16.4 mi |
| Þrælsfell | SSW 208° | 905 m | 10.9 mi |
- 9.0 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bird watching · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Ósafell: 1.8 mi
- Skollhóll: 2.2 mi
- Flatnefsstaðafell: 3.1 mi
- Hellnafell: 3.4 mi
- Víkurnúpur: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Guðmundur Bergþórsson: 7.7 mi
- Borgarvirki: 9.2 mi
- Þrístapar: 9.8 mi
- Þrístapar: 9.8 mi
- Þrístapar: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Háifoss: 4.4 mi
- Stórhólsfoss: 4.4 mi
- Seltungufoss: 6.7 mi
- Efri-Foss: 15.6 mi
- Neðri-Foss: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 4
- Vatnsdalshólar: 10.3 mi
- Ánastaðarstapi: 13.4 mi
- Kerling: 23.5 mi
- Heitir pottar á Drangsnesi: 23.8 mi
Museums: 4
- Heimilisiðnaðarsafnið Textile Museum: 10.5 mi
- Bardúsa verslunarminjasafn: 17.1 mi
- Selasetur Íslands, Upplýsingamiðstöð: 17.1 mi
- Spákonuhof: 17.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:30 | 19:37 |
| June solstice | 01:49 | 22:16 | 01:01 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:21 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 11:48 | — | 14:55 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
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