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Breiðbakur

Breiðbakur, seen from above at true elevation

Breiðbakur rises to 1,028 m. Hágöngur stands 1,118 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Tungnaárfjöll, a peak 2.0 miles away. Ring Road passes 26 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1028 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.18670, -18.35163

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Tungnaárfjöll: 2.0 mi
  • Kringla: 3.1 mi
  • Háskanef: 3.6 mi
  • Stakfell: 4.8 mi
  • Sveinstindur: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 37
  • Eldgjá: 15.6 mi
  • Eldgjá: 16.5 mi
  • Eldgjá: 16.6 mi
  • Eldgjá: 17.6 mi
  • Eldgjá: 18.2 mi
Waterfalls: 8

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Breiðbakur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HágöngurE 92°1,118 m19.0 mi
HágöngurE 85°1,095 m19.0 mi
SveinstindurSSW 199°1,089 m5.9 mi
TindafjallSW 219°1,056 m21.0 mi
GrettirSSW 206°958 m11.4 mi
GjátindurSSW 207°943 m15.0 mi
TungnaárfjöllW 277°939 m2.0 mi
SnjóaldaWSW 242°933 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:2419:28
June solstice02:4021:5323:51
September equinox06:5618:1519:18
December solstice11:09—15:15

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4384358998

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