Attraction · Iceland
Stórurð
Stórurð is an attraction, at a recorded elevation of 410 m. Súla stands 1,136 m to the east-northeast, 1.3 miles off. Ring Road passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 410 m
How to reach it
Coordinates65.51475, -13.99652
- 17.6 mi off the Ring Road
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Súlur: 0.9 mi
- Súla: 1.3 mi
- Stöpull: 1.6 mi
- Tindfell: 2.1 mi
- Tindfell: 2.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Lagarfoss: 10.5 mi
- Selfoss: 10.9 mi
- Víkurfoss: 11.1 mi
- Vestdalsfossar: 15.8 mi
- Búðarárfoss: 17.4 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Gnýstaður: 16.0 mi
- Monument to Þorbjörn Arnoddsson: 19.8 mi
- Skógar: 21.9 mi
- Gamli rafstöðvarkofinn: 22.3 mi
- Hagi: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 6
- Stórurð: 0.2 mi
- Dyr: 1.5 mi
- Lindarbakki: 5.4 mi
- Lundaskoðun: 7.1 mi
- Skálanes Nature & Heritage Centre: 17.4 mi
Artworks: 2
- Tvísöngur: 17.1 mi
- hvernig gengur...?: 17.1 mi
Museums: 2
- Skaftfell. Center for Visual Art, East Iceland: 17.5 mi
- Minjasafn Austurlands: 20.9 mi
Parks: 2
- Sigfúsarlundur: 20.1 mi
- Listigarðurinn: 21.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Álfaborg: 5.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Brúnavík: 9.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Dalatangaviti eldri: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Stórurð. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Súla | ENE 76° | 1,136 m | 1.3 mi |
| Herfell | S 185° | 1,064 m | 10.3 mi |
| Norðdalshnjúkur | S 187° | 1,057 m | 9.2 mi |
| Kerlingarfjall | S 171° | 1,052 m | 8.0 mi |
| Miðfell | S 175° | 1,034 m | 8.7 mi |
| Dyrfjallstindur | ENE 74° | 1,025 m | 2.4 mi |
| Botndalsfjall | SSW 198° | 1,013 m | 8.1 mi |
| Karlfell | SSE 167° | 938 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:04 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 01:31 | 21:49 | 00:26 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 17:54 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 11:19 | — | 14:31 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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