Cliff · Iceland
Hlíðargjá
Hlíðargjá is a cliff, at a modelled elevation of 275 m. Syðstasúla stands 1,093 m to the northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Kræklugjá, a cliff 1.7 miles away. Ring Road passes 20 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 25 m
How to reach it
Coordinates64.27978, -20.98360
- 19.6 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Urriðafoss · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hrafnabjörg: 1.9 mi
- Þjófahnúkur: 3.0 mi
- Ármannsfell: 3.6 mi
- Bæjarfell: 3.9 mi
- Litli-Dímon: 4.4 mi
Waterfalls
- Öxarárfoss: 4.1 mi
- Breiðifoss: 10.8 mi
- Stóragil: 11.1 mi
- Staur: 11.1 mi
- Suðurárfoss: 11.1 mi
Springs: 27
- Mud Pot: 15.3 mi
- Mud Pot: 15.4 mi
- Mud Pot: 15.4 mi
- Mud Pot: 15.5 mi
- Mud Pot: 16.1 mi
Attractions: 26
- Davíðsgjá: 3.4 mi
- Peningagjá: 4.3 mi
- Silfra: 4.3 mi
- Þingvellir: 4.4 mi
- Grynningar: 4.4 mi
Cliffs: 24
- Kræklugjá: 1.7 mi
- Gildruholtsgjá: 1.8 mi
- Hvannagjá: 3.4 mi
- Bæjargjá: 3.4 mi
- Snókagjá: 3.6 mi
Historic sites: 15
- Skógarkot: 2.9 mi
- Lögberg: 4.4 mi
- Vinaskógur: 6.6 mi
- Melkot: 8.7 mi
- Selkot: 8.8 mi
Hot springs: 14
- Krosslaug: 16.9 mi
- Hvammsvík Hot Springs: 18.5 mi
- Þvottahver: 20.5 mi
- Sísjóðandi: 20.5 mi
- Óþerrishola: 20.5 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Friðland við Fitjaá í Skorradal: 16.8 mi
- Steðji (Staupasteinn): 17.7 mi
- Bringur: 18.0 mi
- Tungufoss: 22.1 mi
- Álafoss: 22.2 mi
Museums: 7
- Þingvellir: Hjarta lands og þjóðar: 4.7 mi
- Orkusýning: 12.8 mi
- Gljúfrasteinn: 19.2 mi
- Listasafn Árnesinga: 20.5 mi
- Hernámssetrið: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 5
- Jónas Jónsson: 8.5 mi
- The Phoenix: 18.7 mi
- Hús tímans - hús skáldsins: 22.4 mi
- Flatus Lifir: 23.2 mi
- Íslandsvitinn: 24.1 mi
Parks: 5
- Yndisskógur: 15.3 mi
- Skrúðgarðurinn: 20.1 mi
- Ungmennafélagsgarður: 22.5 mi
- Tryggvagarður: 23.7 mi
- Sigtúnsgarður: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Guðmundarlundur: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Hlíðargjá. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syðstasúla | NW 307° | 1,093 m | 6.6 mi |
| Miðsúla | NW 312° | 1,086 m | 6.7 mi |
| Vestursúla | NW 310° | 1,086 m | 7.9 mi |
| Háasúla | NW 319° | 1,023 m | 7.3 mi |
| Súlnaberg | NW 319° | 954 m | 6.3 mi |
| Skriða | ENE 60° | 946 m | 10.4 mi |
| Rauðafell | ENE 76° | 924 m | 12.6 mi |
| Skefilfjöll | ENE 74° | 897 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:35 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 02:49 | 22:05 | 00:04 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:25 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 11:22 | — | 15:24 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1229070839
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