Peak · Iceland
Búlandshöfði
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Búlandshöfði rises to 325 m. Snæfellsjökull - Miðþúfa stands 1,446 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Höfðakúlur, a peak 0.8 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 325 m
How to reach it
Coordinates64.94370, -23.48718
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Höfðakúlur: 0.8 mi
- Hrókur: 1.7 mi
- Kistufell: 2.4 mi
- Skerðingsstaðafjall: 3.2 mi
- Stöð: 3.5 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Rjomafoss: 3.0 mi
- Kirkjufellsfoss: 5.3 mi
- Rjúkandi: 7.0 mi
- Bjarnarfoss: 7.1 mi
- Kvernárfoss: 7.3 mi
Attractions: 15
- Tindur SH179: 6.8 mi
- Búðir: 8.9 mi
- Rauðfeldsgjá: 11.0 mi
- Hellissandur street art: 11.8 mi
- Eystrigjá: 12.7 mi
Museums: 7
- Pakkhús: 7.3 mi
- Sjóminjasafnið á Hellissandi: 11.8 mi
- Sjómannagarðurinn: 11.9 mi
- Bjarnarhöfn Museum: 15.8 mi
- Vatnasafn: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Sýn: 6.7 mi
- Kristjón Jónsson: 11.7 mi
- Laugarbrekka: 14.2 mi
- Laugarbrekka: 14.3 mi
Artworks: 4
- Veðurhorfur: 6.8 mi
- Jöklarar: 11.9 mi
- Beðið í von: 12.0 mi
- Bárður Snæfellsás: 13.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Búðahraun: 9.7 mi
- Ströndin við Stapa og Hellna: 13.3 mi
- Bárðarlaug: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Þúfubjarg: 16.7 mi
- Þúfubjarg: 16.7 mi
- Þúfubjarg: 16.8 mi
Parks: 2
- Sjómannagarðurinn: 7.3 mi
- Freyjulundur: 23.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Búlandshöfði. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snæfellsjökull - Miðþúfa | SW 222° | 1,446 m | 13.0 mi |
| Norðurþúfa | SW 222° | 1,390 m | 12.8 mi |
| Þríhyrningur | SW 223° | 1,191 m | 12.1 mi |
| Böðvarskúla | SE 132° | 988 m | 5.4 mi |
| Kaldnasaborgir | SE 132° | 986 m | 4.5 mi |
| Örn | SE 124° | 934 m | 7.7 mi |
| Rauðakúlur | ESE 121° | 897 m | 9.2 mi |
| Sandkúlur | SW 220° | 844 m | 10.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 18:43 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 02:37 | 22:21 | 00:35 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:34 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 11:44 | — | 15:21 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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