- Elevation, modelled
- 182 m
- Tallest summit within 15.5 miles
- Hámundur1,666 m · 6.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Ring Road1.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 23:43local time
- Coordinates
- 63.5800, -19.7992
Miðskálagil is a attraction, at a modelled 182 m. Hámundur stands 1,666 m to the east-northeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Kliftorfa, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Ring Road passes 1.4 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Miðskálagil. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hámundur | ENE 64° | 1,666 m | 6.3 mi |
| Guðnasteinn | ENE 57° | 1,500 m | 5.6 mi |
| Goðasteinn | NE 50° | 1,497 m | 5.9 mi |
| Saxi | NNE 21° | 1,308 m | 15.2 mi |
| Búri | NNE 23° | 1,237 m | 14.8 mi |
| Gráfell | NNE 23° | 1,059 m | 13.7 mi |
| Stóra Bláfell | NNE 18° | 1,011 m | 13.4 mi |
| Merkurtungnahaus | ENE 63° | 868 m | 11.0 mi |
- 1.4 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Eyjafjallajökull Viewpoint · 5 mi
- Skógafoss Viewpoint · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Þríhyrningur: 1.3 mi
- Holtsnúpur: 2.1 mi
- Stórhöfði: 4.1 mi
- Lambafell: 5.4 mi
- Guðnasteinn: 5.6 mi
Waterfalls: 29
- Írárfoss: 0.9 mi
- Blóðrefafoss: 2.7 mi
- Drífandi: 5.5 mi
- Nauthúsafoss: 6.3 mi
- Seljalandsfoss: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 24
- Bra Fence: 3.1 mi
- Steinahellir: 3.3 mi
- Paradísarhellir: 5.1 mi
- Rútshellir: 8.0 mi
- Turf Houses: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Kliftorfa: 0.7 mi
- Oskar Sigurjónsson: 11.4 mi
- Elisabeth Brimnes, Dagmar Kristvinsdóttir, Ivar Finn Stampe: 11.9 mi
- Tóftir fjárhúss og garðs: 13.7 mi
- Legsteinn séra Jóns Thorsteinssonar píslarvotts: 17.1 mi
Museums: 8
- Skógasafn: 10.1 mi
- Landlyst: 17.1 mi
- Skansinn: 17.1 mi
- Eldheimar: 17.4 mi
- Byggðasafn: 17.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Stafsnes: 18.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Dyrhólaeyjarviti: 24.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:32 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 03:01 | 21:54 | 23:43 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:21 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 11:05 | — | 15:31 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
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