- Elevation, modelled
- 75 m
- Tallest summit within 12.5 miles
- Esja914 m · 10.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Ring Road3.8 mi off
- Sunset, March equinox
- 19:42local time
- Coordinates
- 64.1465, -21.9064
Höfði is a museum, at a modelled 75 m. Esja stands 914 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Klyfjahestur, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Ring Road passes 3.8 miles off.
building in Iceland, location for the 1986 Reykjavík Summit with Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev
Dates from 1909.
Wikidata Q1067075, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Step-free access
- Limited
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Höfði. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esja | NE 48° | 914 m | 10.1 mi |
| Hátindur | NE 54° | 909 m | 11.4 mi |
| Kambshorn | NE 37° | 851 m | 7.8 mi |
| Gunnlaugsskarð | NE 53° | 843 m | 9.7 mi |
| Þverfellshorn | NE 44° | 840 m | 8.4 mi |
| Stóra-Kóngsfell | SE 143° | 602 m | 12.5 mi |
| Háihnúkur | N 354° | 553 m | 12.0 mi |
| Melahnúkur | NNE 23° | 537 m | 10.2 mi |
- 3.8 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bird watching · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Klyfjahestur: 0.3 mi
- Asni: 0.3 mi
- Reykjavíkurvarðan: 0.7 mi
- Leifur Eiríksson: 0.7 mi
- Þorsteinn Erlingsson: 0.8 mi
Attractions
- Franski spítalinn: 0.5 mi
- The recycled House: 0.7 mi
- Rainbow street: 0.8 mi
- Volcano Express: 0.9 mi
- FlyOver Iceland: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Laugarás: 1.2 mi
- Öskjuhlíð: 1.3 mi
- Nónhæð: 3.4 mi
- Hvarfshólar: 3.7 mi
- Hnoðraholt: 3.7 mi
Waterfalls: 60
- Sjávarfoss: 2.5 mi
- Búrfoss: 2.5 mi
- Ullarfoss: 2.9 mi
- Skáfossar: 3.1 mi
- Stórifoss: 3.2 mi
Museums: 41
- Kjarvalsstaðir: 0.6 mi
- Ásmundarsafn: 0.7 mi
- Listasafn Sigurjóns Ólafssonar: 0.7 mi
- Listasafn Einars Jónssonar: 0.8 mi
- Listasafn ASÍ: 0.8 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Hvammsvík Hot Springs: 18.8 mi
- Hverahild: 19.6 mi
Beaches: 1
- Langisandur: 12.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Akranesviti: 12.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 18:39 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 02:56 | 22:07 | 00:05 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:29 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 11:23 | — | 15:30 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
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