- Elevation, modelled
- 576 m
- Tallest summit within 9.5 miles
- Kistufell1,239 m · 6.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Ring Road2.4 mi off
- Sunset, March equinox
- 19:11local time
- Coordinates
- 65.0508, -14.1907
Bakkagerðisöxl rises to 576 m, modelled from terrain. Kistufell stands 1,239 m to the west, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Maður, a peak 0.1 miles away. Ring Road passes 2.4 miles off.
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Bakkagerðisöxl. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kistufell | W 276° | 1,239 m | 6.6 mi |
| Lambafell | SSW 195° | 1,201 m | 8.8 mi |
| Skúmhöttur | W 266° | 1,182 m | 8.5 mi |
| Sandfell | W 280° | 1,157 m | 9.1 mi |
| Botnatindur | W 267° | 1,146 m | 7.4 mi |
| Hallberutindur | S 189° | 1,136 m | 4.5 mi |
| Hádegishnúkur | WNW 286° | 1,129 m | 9.5 mi |
| Sauðdalstindur | SSE 155° | 1,126 m | 5.3 mi |
- 2.4 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Reyðarfjörður · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Maður: 0.1 mi
- Teigargerðistindur: 0.6 mi
- Kollur: 1.5 mi
- Miðaftanstindur: 1.8 mi
- Sómastaðatindur: 2.0 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Búðarárfoss: 0.7 mi
- Bleiksárfoss: 5.2 mi
- Klifbrekkufossar: 9.4 mi
- Hengifoss: 10.5 mi
- Svartagil: 10.5 mi
Historic sites: 16
- byssustæði: 1.2 mi
- Völvuleiði: 4.8 mi
- Rex NS-3: 9.6 mi
- Gideon: 9.6 mi
- Sveinn Ólafsson: 10.8 mi
Museums: 8
- Stríðsárasafnið: 1.0 mi
- Skaftfell. Center for Visual Art, East Iceland: 15.6 mi
- Minjasafn Austurlands: 15.8 mi
- Sjóminja- og smiðjumunasafn Jósafats Hinrikssonar: 16.1 mi
- Málverkasafn Tryggva Ólafssonar: 16.1 mi
Attractions: 7
- Helgustaðanáma: 9.9 mi
- Guttormslundur: 17.2 mi
- Steinasafn Petru: 17.4 mi
- Páskahellir: 17.6 mi
- Vök Baths: 19.0 mi
Beaches: 2
- Langisandur: 12.2 mi
- Saxa: 18.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Dalatangaviti eldri: 23.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:06 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 01:56 | 21:45 | 00:03 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 17:56 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 11:09 | — | 14:42 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
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