Attraction · Iceland
Stórihver
Stórihver is an attraction, at a modelled elevation of 901 m. Háskerðingur stands 1,281 m to the south, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Ido Keinan, a historic site 1.0 miles away. Ring Road passes 30 miles off.
Name means: Big hot spring.
How to reach it
Coordinates63.95632, -19.14214
- 29.8 mi off the Ring Road
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Stöðull: 1.3 mi
- Reykjaföll: 1.9 mi
- Hrafntinnusker: 2.0 mi
- Brennisteinsalda: 2.2 mi
- Háalda: 2.5 mi
Cliffs: 40
- Eldgjá: 12.2 mi
- Eldgjá: 12.4 mi
- Eldgjá: 12.5 mi
- Eldgjá: 12.6 mi
- Eldgjá: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 21
- Ljósafoss: 4.8 mi
- Markarfljótsfoss: 6.4 mi
- Rauðufossar: 7.4 mi
- Tungnaárfellsfoss: 11.2 mi
- Sigöldugljúfur: 14.1 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Ido Keinan: 1.0 mi
- Svavar S. Tómasson: 2.3 mi
- Oskar Sigurjónsson: 21.7 mi
- Stöng: 22.8 mi
- Þjóðveldisbær: 23.4 mi
Attractions: 3
- Landmannalaugar: 3.4 mi
- Landmannalaugar: 3.4 mi
- Grænihryggur: 4.2 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Brennisteinsalda: 3.5 mi
- Strútslaug: 8.2 mi
Museums: 1
- Þjóðveldisbærinn: 23.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Reykholtslaug: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Stórihver. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Háskerðingur | S 172° | 1,281 m | 4.4 mi |
| Laufafell | WSW 245° | 1,184 m | 6.7 mi |
| Kaldaklofsfjöll | S 180° | 1,167 m | 4.8 mi |
| Reykjaföll | S 177° | 1,165 m | 1.9 mi |
| Litlhöfði | NW 307° | 1,146 m | 3.9 mi |
| Hrafntinnusker | SW 216° | 1,141 m | 2.0 mi |
| Stöðull | SSW 198° | 1,132 m | 1.3 mi |
| Háalda | NNW 347° | 1,128 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:28 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 02:49 | 21:55 | 23:49 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:18 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 11:09 | — | 15:22 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/817319572
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