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Bálkur

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Elevation
732 m
Tallest summit within 10.8 miles
Súla1,136 m · 6.4 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road22.9 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:10local time
Coordinates
65.4724, -13.7594

Bálkur rises to 732 m. Súla stands 1,136 m to the west-northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Gatfjall, a peak 0.2 miles away. Ring Road passes 23 miles off.

The record
Elevation
732 m
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Bálkur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SúlaWNW 301°1,136 m6.4 mi
HerfellSW 227°1,064 m10.7 mi
NorðdalshnjúkurSW 232°1,057 m10.1 mi
KerlingarfjallSW 228°1,052 m7.4 mi
MiðfellSW 226°1,034 m8.3 mi
DyrfjallstindurNW 309°1,025 m5.7 mi
BotndalsfjallWSW 243°1,013 m10.4 mi
KarlfellSW 221°938 m7.3 mi
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Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 10
Attractions: 8
Historic sites: 6
Museums: 5
Beaches: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:0319:10
June solstice01:3321:4800:22
September equinox06:3717:5419:00
December solstice11:17—14:31

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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