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Svavar S. Tómasson

Svavar S. Tómasson from directly overhead

Svavar S. Tómasson is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 976 m. Háskerðingur stands 1,281 m to the south-southeast, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Reykjaföll, a peak 0.7 miles away. Ring Road passes 29 miles off.

Til minningar um Svavar S. Tómasson sem lést hér af slysförum þann 13. apríl 2014, aðeins 54 ára að aldri. Reist 2014

What the record says

Inscription
Til minningar um Svavar S. Tómasson sem lést hér af slysförum þann 13. apríl 2014, aðeins 54 ára að aldri. Reist 2014

How to reach it

Coordinates63.92322, -19.15777

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 40
  • Eldgjá: 12.0 mi
  • Eldgjá: 12.3 mi
  • Eldgjá: 12.4 mi
  • Eldgjá: 12.5 mi
  • Eldgjá: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Ljósafoss: 2.8 mi
  • Markarfljótsfoss: 5.8 mi
  • Rauðufossar: 8.6 mi
  • Tungnaárfellsfoss: 13.5 mi
  • Axlafoss: 14.4 mi
Historic sites: 5
Attractions: 4
Hot springs: 2
Museums: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Svavar S. Tómasson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HáskerðingurSSE 153°1,281 m2.3 mi
LaufafellW 264°1,184 m5.7 mi
KaldaklofsfjöllS 170°1,167 m2.6 mi
ReykjaföllENE 57°1,165 m0.7 mi
LitlhöfðiNNW 330°1,146 m5.4 mi
HrafntinnuskerNW 314°1,141 m1.0 mi
StöðullN 4°1,132 m1.1 mi
HáaldaN 359°1,128 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:2819:31
June solstice02:5021:5423:48
September equinox07:0018:1819:21
December solstice11:0815:23

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6595317660

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