Peak · Iceland
Axlarhyrna
Axlarhyrna rises to 433 m. Snæfellsjökull - Miðþúfa stands 1,446 m to the west, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Búðaklettur, a peak 1.4 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 433 m
How to reach it
Coordinates64.82981, -23.44592
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Búðaklettur: 1.4 mi
- Mælifell: 1.9 mi
- Miðfell: 2.3 mi
- Knarrarfjall: 2.5 mi
- Steinahlíð: 2.8 mi
Attractions: 15
- Búðir: 1.9 mi
- Rauðfeldsgjá: 6.3 mi
- Eystrigjá: 6.6 mi
- Stone arch in the ocean: 6.8 mi
- Tindur SH179: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Bjarnarfoss: 1.7 mi
- Rjomafoss: 5.2 mi
- Rauðfeldsgjá: 6.3 mi
- Rjúkandi: 7.7 mi
- Kirkjufellsfoss: 7.7 mi
Artworks: 4
- Bárður Snæfellsás: 6.9 mi
- Veðurhorfur: 8.4 mi
- Jöklarar: 14.2 mi
- Beðið í von: 14.3 mi
Museums: 4
- Pakkhús: 9.0 mi
- Sjóminjasafnið á Hellissandi: 14.2 mi
- Sjómannagarðurinn: 14.2 mi
- Bjarnarhöfn Museum: 18.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Búðahraun: 2.0 mi
- Ströndin við Stapa og Hellna: 7.1 mi
- Bárðarlaug: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Sýn: 8.4 mi
- Laugarbrekka: 8.7 mi
- Kristjón Jónsson: 14.0 mi
Parks: 1
- Sjómannagarðurinn: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Þúfubjarg: 11.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Axlarhyrna. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snæfellsjökull - Miðþúfa | W 259° | 1,446 m | 10.0 mi |
| Snæfellsjökull - Vesturþúfa | WSW 258° | 1,442 m | 10.3 mi |
| Norðurþúfa | W 260° | 1,390 m | 9.9 mi |
| Sandfell | W 260° | 1,217 m | 10.9 mi |
| Þríhyrningur | W 264° | 1,191 m | 9.5 mi |
| Böðvarskúla | NNE 33° | 988 m | 5.1 mi |
| Kaldnasaborgir | NNE 24° | 986 m | 5.3 mi |
| Örn | NE 55° | 934 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 18:43 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 02:41 | 22:20 | 00:31 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:34 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 11:42 | — | 15:23 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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