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Tryggvi Magnússon

Tryggvi Magnússon from directly overhead

Tryggvi Magnússon is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 497 m. Snækollur stands 1,488 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Hrefnubúðir, a peak 3.3 miles away.

Tryggvi Magnússon F. 19-6-1896 D. 1-11-1943

The record

What the record says

Inscription: Tryggvi Magnússon F. 19-6-1896 D. 1-11-1943

Getting there

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Coordinates64.61153, -19.75908

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Hrefnubúðir: 3.3 mi
Rauðafell: 5.1 mi
Baldheiði: 5.7 mi
Sólkatla: 6.5 mi
Hrútfell: 8.1 mi

Hot springs11

Sundlaug: 14.4 mi
Eyvindarhver: 18.5 mi
Mýrarhver: 18.5 mi
Öskurhóll: 18.5 mi
Rauðihver: 18.5 mi

Waterfalls9

Gýgjarfoss: 12.5 mi
Nýifoss: 17.4 mi
Nýifoss: 17.4 mi
Nýifoss: 17.4 mi
Skuggafoss: 18.1 mi

Attractions6

Hveradalir: 14.1 mi
Eyvindarett: 18.0 mi
Hveravellir: 18.5 mi
Into the Glacier: 21.6 mi
Íshellir: 23.1 mi

Nature reserves1

Hveravellir: 18.6 mi

Artworks1

Prisoners of freedom: 18.6 mi

Historic sites1

Sigríður Tómasdóttir: 22.5 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Tryggvi Magnússon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Snækollur	E 82°	1,488 m	15.9 mi
Hverahnúkur	E 83°	1,453 m	15.4 mi
Snót	E 82°	1,446 m	16.2 mi
Langjökull - norðurbunga	NNW 343°	1,438 m	16.2 mi
Loðmundur	E 80°	1,429 m	16.5 mi
Fannborg	E 82°	1,428 m	15.5 mi
Hrútfellsjökull	N 8°	1,396 m	8.8 mi
Ögmundur	E 85°	1,357 m	12.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:21	18:29	19:33
June solstice	02:34	22:03	00:09
September equinox	07:02	18:19	19:23
December solstice	11:23	—	15:13

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6583058914

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