Álfhóll
Álfhóll is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 141 m. Kambshorn stands 851 m to the north-northeast, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Fossvogsdalur, a park 0.4 miles away. Ring Road passes 2.7 miles off.
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How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bird watching · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Leikskólalundur: 0.5 mi
- Dofri: 1.2 mi
- Borholuhús: 1.2 mi
- Hestar: 1.9 mi
- Loftlagsbreytingar: 1.9 mi
- Kópavogsfundurinn: 1.1 mi
- Minnismerki óþekkta sjómanninn: 1.5 mi
- Minningaöldur sjómannadagsins: 1.5 mi
- Wegener-stöpullinn: 1.6 mi
- Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson: 1.7 mi
- Nónhæð: 1.2 mi
- Hnoðraholt: 1.2 mi
- Hvarfshólar: 1.6 mi
- Smalaholt: 1.8 mi
- Öskjuhlíð: 1.9 mi
- Búrfoss: 1.0 mi
- Ullarfoss: 1.1 mi
- Sjávarfoss: 1.3 mi
- Skáfossar: 1.4 mi
- Stórifoss: 1.4 mi
- Heimili Veitna: 1.1 mi
- Náttúrufræðistofa Kópavogs: 1.2 mi
- Gerðarsafn: 1.2 mi
- Árbæjarsafn: 1.7 mi
- Þjóðminjasafn Íslands - varðveisla: 1.9 mi
- Fossvogsdalur: 0.4 mi
- Hermannslundur: 0.8 mi
- Garðaflöt: 0.9 mi
- Seljabotnar: 1.0 mi
- Geislagarðurinn: 1.0 mi
- Skátalaug: 15.2 mi
- Hot spring: 16.8 mi
- Mud Pot: 17.9 mi
- Mud Pot: 18.0 mi
- Mud Pot: 18.0 mi
- Gálgaklettar: 3.3 mi
- Virkið: 3.6 mi
- Langahlíð: 9.9 mi
- Þórishamar: 12.0 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 12.4 mi
- Rósagarðurinn: 0.7 mi
- Vífilsstaðagarður: 2.1 mi
- Hermannsgarður í Guðmundarlundi: 2.9 mi
- Mislundur: 3.1 mi
- Urtagarður í Nesi: 5.2 mi
- Vífilsstaðahlíð: 3.5 mi
- Hjallaflatir: 4.3 mi
- Langisandur: 15.2 mi
- Þorli: 22.6 mi
- Hverahild: 17.5 mi
- Hvammsvík Hot Springs: 20.3 mi
- Akranesviti: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Álfhóll. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kambshorn | NNE 23° | 851 m | 9.4 mi |
| Gunnlaugsskarð | NE 39° | 843 m | 10.6 mi |
| Þverfellshorn | NNE 30° | 840 m | 9.7 mi |
| Vífilsfell | ESE 118° | 655 m | 10.8 mi |
| Hvirfill | SSE 167° | 621 m | 10.7 mi |
| Stóra-Kóngsfell | SE 140° | 602 m | 9.9 mi |
| Drottning | SE 138° | 516 m | 10.3 mi |
| Arnarhamar | N 10° | 486 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 18:39 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 02:56 | 22:07 | 00:03 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:29 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 11:22 | — | 15:30 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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