Búrfell
Búrfell rises to 669 m. Ýmir stands 1,464 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Tröllkonuhlaup, a waterfall 1.5 miles away. Ring Road passes 24 miles off.
The story
Búrfell (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpurˌfɛtl̥] ) is a 669 m (2,195 ft) basalt tuya located in Iceland. It is situated in the south of the country along the western boundary of the Þjórsárdalur valley.
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Wikidata Q1020272, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 669 m
How to reach it
- 24.0 mi off the Ring Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Næfurholtsfjöll: 3.2 mi
- Sauðafell: 4.3 mi
- Selfitafjall: 6.8 mi
- Öxl: 7.5 mi
- Rauðkembingar: 8.7 mi
- Tröllkonuhlaup: 1.5 mi
- Rangárbotnar: 2.1 mi
- Þjófafoss: 2.2 mi
- Hjálparfoss: 2.7 mi
- Gjárfoss: 5.5 mi
- Gaukshöfði: 6.0 mi
- Brúarhlöð: 17.5 mi
- Arctic Rafting: 17.5 mi
- Gullfoss: 18.9 mi
- Keldur: 19.4 mi
- Hrunalaug: 13.7 mi
- Sóði: 21.6 mi
- Þvottahver: 21.6 mi
- Smiður: 21.6 mi
- Sísjóðandi: 21.6 mi
- Þjóðveldisbær: 2.8 mi
- Stöng: 5.4 mi
- Ásasel: 9.0 mi
- Sigríður Tómasdóttir: 19.3 mi
- Jón Arason memorial: 21.5 mi
- Reykholtslaug: 5.6 mi
- Hrunalaug: 13.7 mi
- Reykholtshver: 19.9 mi
- Martinslaug: 22.1 mi
- Þjóðveldisbærinn: 2.8 mi
- Heklusetrið: 8.4 mi
- Sagnagarður Soil Conservation Visitor Centre: 19.2 mi
- Ungmennafélagsgarður: 15.5 mi
- Þorsteinslundur: 24.9 mi
- Hekla caldera: 7.5 mi
- Nínulundur: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Búrfell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ýmir | SSE 159° | 1,464 m | 21.7 mi |
| Saxi | SSE 164° | 1,308 m | 21.2 mi |
| Ásgrindur | SSE 159° | 1,299 m | 20.3 mi |
| Sindri | SSE 157° | 1,272 m | 20.4 mi |
| Öxl | SSE 151° | 1,214 m | 7.5 mi |
| Laufafell | SE 128° | 1,184 m | 18.3 mi |
| Litlhöfði | ESE 109° | 1,146 m | 18.4 mi |
| Háalda | ESE 107° | 1,128 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:31 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 02:49 | 21:58 | 23:54 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:21 | 19:23 |
| December solstice | 11:13 | — | 15:23 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4212122987
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