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Wegener-stöpullinn

Wegener-stöpullinn from directly overhead

Wegener-stöpullinn is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 91 m. Kambshorn stands 851 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Kópavogsfundurinn, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Ring Road passes 4.2 miles off.

Alfred Wegener reisti þennan steinstöpul árið 1930. Markmiðið var að færa sönnur á landrekskenninguna.

What the record says

Built
1930-04
Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates64.10030, -21.91884

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Peaks
  • Nónhæð: 0.8 mi
  • Hnoðraholt: 1.3 mi
  • Öskjuhlíð: 2.0 mi
  • Smalaholt: 2.1 mi
  • Rjúpnahæð: 2.9 mi
Attractions: 52
  • Leikskólalundur: 1.1 mi
  • Sky Lagoon: 1.4 mi
  • Álfaborg: 1.6 mi
  • Eldfjallasýning: 2.0 mi
  • Íshellir: 2.0 mi
Waterfalls: 52
  • Búrfoss: 2.6 mi
  • Ullarfoss: 2.7 mi
  • Sjávarfoss: 2.9 mi
  • Skáfossar: 3.0 mi
  • Stórifoss: 3.0 mi
Parks: 40
  • Rútstún: 0.6 mi
  • Hlíðargarður: 0.7 mi
  • Geislagarðurinn: 0.9 mi
  • Hermannslundur: 1.4 mi
  • Fossvogsdalur: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves: 39
  • Borgir: 0.8 mi
  • Víghólar: 1.3 mi
  • Fossvogsbakkar: 1.4 mi
  • Garðahraun - neðra: 1.4 mi
  • Gálgahraun: 1.4 mi
Springs: 25
  • Skátalaug: 14.1 mi
  • Hot spring: 18.1 mi
  • Mud Pot: 19.2 mi
  • Mud Pot: 19.4 mi
  • Mud Pot: 19.4 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Gálgaklettar: 1.7 mi
  • Virkið: 4.7 mi
  • Langahlíð: 9.5 mi
  • Lambafellsgjá: 11.0 mi
  • Lambafellsgjá: 11.0 mi
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Vífilsstaðahlíð: 3.0 mi
  • Hjallaflatir: 4.2 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Langisandur: 15.4 mi
  • Þorli: 23.0 mi
Hot springs: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Wegener-stöpullinn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KambshornNNE 28°851 m10.7 mi
ÞverfellshornNE 34°840 m11.1 mi
HvirfillSSE 159°621 m10.4 mi
Stóra-KóngsfellSE 131°602 m10.4 mi
DrottningSE 130°516 m10.8 mi
ArnarhamarNNE 17°486 m11.3 mi
ÞverfellNNE 34°479 m10.1 mi
HjálmurENE 72°454 m11.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3018:3919:42
June solstice02:5722:0700:03
September equinox07:1118:2919:32
December solstice11:22—15:31

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5282814369

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