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Brennisteinsalda

Brennisteinsalda from directly overhead

Brennisteinsalda is a hot spring, at a modelled elevation of 582 m. Háskerðingur stands 1,281 m to the south-southwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Landmannalaugar, a attraction 0.1 miles away.

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Coordinates63.99217, -19.06243
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 20
  • Ljósafoss: 8.3 mi
  • Rauðufossar: 8.6 mi
  • Tungnaárfellsfoss: 8.7 mi
  • Markarfljótsfoss: 9.5 mi
  • Sigöldugljúfur: 11.7 mi
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 3
Cliffs: 2
  • Eldgjá: 11.5 mi
  • Hekla caldera: 18.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Strútslaug: 8.8 mi
Museums: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Brennisteinsalda. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HáskerðingurSSW1,281 m7.1 mi
LaufafellWSW1,184 m10.1 mi
KaldaklofsfjöllSSW1,167 m7.7 mi
ReykjaföllSSW1,165 m5.0 mi
LitlhöfðiW1,146 m5.6 mi
HrafntinnuskerSW1,141 m5.4 mi
StöðullSW1,132 m4.7 mi
HáaldaW1,128 m3.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:2819:31
June solstice02:4821:5523:49
September equinox06:5918:1819:20
December solstice11:09—15:21

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4335045353

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