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Rútshellir

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Elevation, modelled
90 m
Tallest summit within 16.8 miles
Hámundur1,666 m · 6.8 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Roadon it
Sunset, June solstice
23:41local time
Coordinates
63.5228, -19.5727

Rútshellir is a attraction, at a modelled 90 m. Hámundur stands 1,666 m to the north, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Turf Houses, a attraction 0.6 miles away. Ring Road runs past it.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Rútshellir. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HámundurN 349°1,666 m6.8 mi
GuðnasteinnNNW 342°1,500 m7.4 mi
GoðasteinnNNW 343°1,497 m8.1 mi
Hábunga MýrdalsjökulsENE 76°1,495 m15.7 mi
GráfellN 354°1,059 m16.6 mi
Stóra BláfellN 351°1,011 m16.8 mi
IllhöfuðNNE 30°871 m16.1 mi
MerkurtungnahausNNE 18°868 m9.3 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 33
Attractions: 25
Museums: 7
Lighthouses: 1
Beaches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:3119:32
June solstice03:0121:5323:41
September equinox07:0218:2119:22
December solstice11:0315:31

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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