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Skriðuklaustur

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Elevation, modelled
131 m
Tallest summit within 20.6 miles
Kistufell1,239 m · 15.7 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road17.6 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:14local time
Coordinates
65.0409, -14.9531

Skriðuklaustur is a museum, at a modelled 131 m. Kistufell stands 1,239 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Tófufoss, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Ring Road passes 18 miles off.

farm in Iceland

Dates from 1939.

Wikidata Q20895281, matched on coordinates and name (67 m apart).

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Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Skriðuklaustur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KistufellE 85°1,239 m15.7 mi
SkúmhötturE 89°1,182 m13.8 mi
JökultindurESE 121°1,171 m16.7 mi
SandfellE 80°1,157 m13.5 mi
BotnatindurE 89°1,146 m14.9 mi
HallbjarnarstaðatindurESE 107°1,145 m12.4 mi
HádegishnúkurENE 76°1,129 m13.5 mi
KistufellSE 138°1,111 m17.6 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 25
Attractions: 5
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:0919:14
June solstice01:5921:4800:05
September equinox06:4217:5919:04
December solstice11:1214:45

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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