Peak · Iceland
Bægsli
Bægsli rises to 938 m. Sandhólatindur stands 1,153 m to the west-northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Hánefsstaðafjall, a peak 0.6 miles away. Ring Road passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 938 m
How to reach it
Coordinates65.26667, -13.83045
- 15.1 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Reyðarfjörður · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hánefsstaðafjall: 0.6 mi
- Flanni: 0.9 mi
- Snjófell: 1.4 mi
- Hánefsstaðakinn: 2.4 mi
- Hesteyrarskarð: 2.6 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Gnýstaður: 1.9 mi
- Hagi: 4.8 mi
- Skógar: 5.7 mi
- Gamli rafstöðvarkofinn: 7.5 mi
- Monument to Þorbjörn Arnoddsson: 7.6 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Vestdalsfossar: 4.5 mi
- Búðarárfoss: 4.6 mi
- Gufufoss: 6.8 mi
- Múlafoss: 7.6 mi
- Klifbrekkufossar: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 8
- Skálanes Nature & Heritage Centre: 4.1 mi
- Páskahellir: 9.3 mi
- Helgustaðanáma: 16.2 mi
- Dyr: 17.3 mi
- Stórurð: 17.7 mi
Museums: 6
- Skaftfell. Center for Visual Art, East Iceland: 4.9 mi
- Náttúrugripasafnið: 9.2 mi
- Málverkasafn Tryggva Ólafssonar: 9.2 mi
- Sjóminja- og smiðjumunasafn Jósafats Hinrikssonar: 9.2 mi
- Minjasafn Austurlands: 16.4 mi
Parks: 3
- Sigfúsarlundur: 15.8 mi
- Listigarðurinn: 16.5 mi
- Grænafell: 21.2 mi
Artworks: 2
- Tvísöngur: 4.4 mi
- hvernig gengur...?: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Fólkvangur Neskaupstaðar: 8.7 mi
- Álfaborg: 17.7 mi
Beaches: 2
- Brúnavík: 18.4 mi
- Langisandur: 18.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Dalatangaviti eldri: 7.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Bægsli. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandhólatindur | WNW 302° | 1,153 m | 6.0 mi |
| Goðaborg | SSW 201° | 1,144 m | 8.0 mi |
| Gullþúfa | SW 235° | 1,125 m | 4.9 mi |
| Bjólfur | W 270° | 1,085 m | 6.6 mi |
| Skógafjall | SW 224° | 1,074 m | 4.5 mi |
| Langafell | SW 216° | 1,071 m | 3.6 mi |
| Herfell | NW 320° | 1,064 m | 8.9 mi |
| Norðdalshnjúkur | NW 324° | 1,057 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:04 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 01:45 | 21:46 | 00:11 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 17:54 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 11:12 | — | 14:36 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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