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Blængur

Blængur, seen from above at true elevation

Blængur rises to 833 m. Hágöngur stands 1,118 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Laki, a peak 2.1 miles away. Ring Road passes 17 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
833 m
Getting there

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Coordinates64.06933, -18.16561

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 37
  • Eldgjá: 13.8 mi
  • Eldgjá: 14.7 mi
  • Eldgjá: 14.7 mi
  • Eldgjá: 15.8 mi
  • Eldgjá: 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 11
Attractions: 6
  • Dverghamrar: 17.8 mi
  • Kirkjugólf: 19.3 mi
  • Núpsstaður: 19.3 mi
  • Fjaðrárgljúfur: 20.5 mi
  • Eldhraun: 22.7 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Artworks: 2
  • The Gold Nugget: 19.7 mi
  • Byrði sögunnar: 19.7 mi
Historic sites: 1
Museums: 1
  • Kirkjubaejarstofa: 19.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Guðlaug: 21.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Blængur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HágöngurENE 61°1,118 m15.4 mi
HágöngurNE 54°1,095 m16.5 mi
SveinstindurWNW 289°1,089 m8.0 mi
BreiðbakurNW 325°1,028 m9.9 mi
BjarnarskerE 81°1,006 m16.3 mi
BjörninnE 94°959 m17.7 mi
GrettirWSW 259°958 m10.8 mi
GjátindurWSW 247°943 m13.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:2419:27
June solstice02:4321:5223:48
September equinox06:5618:1419:17
December solstice11:07—15:16

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4266916184

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