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Búrfell

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Elevation
282 m
Tallest summit within 14.0 miles
Jörundarfell1,038 m · 8.6 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road1.6 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:35local time
Coordinates
65.5605, -20.0652

Búrfell rises to 282 m. Jörundarfell stands 1,038 m to the southwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Gunnasteinsstaðafjall, a peak 3.7 miles away. Ring Road passes 1.6 miles off.

The record
Elevation
282 m
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Búrfell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
JörundarfellSW 221°1,038 m8.6 mi
KaldbakurE 83°975 m12.0 mi
IllviðrishnjúkurN 10°961 m8.9 mi
SvarthamrarSSW 202°931 m5.6 mi
Vestra-SandfellENE 76°922 m11.6 mi
IllviðrishnjúkurENE 64°900 m7.0 mi
VörðufellSW 236°882 m7.3 mi
GrundarkotshnjúkarNNE 31°847 m4.2 mi
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Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 25
Waterfalls: 9
Museums: 5
Attractions: 5
Hot springs: 2
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:2819:35
June solstice01:5122:1400:54
September equinox07:0318:1919:25
December solstice11:44—14:54

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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