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Búrfell

Búrfell, seen from above at true elevation

Búrfell rises to 177 m. Skeggi stands 815 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Árnahellir, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Ring Road passes 7.7 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
177 m

How to reach it

Coordinates63.91193, -21.46988

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks
Historic sites: 55
Attractions: 49
Museums: 42
Parks: 39
  • Skrúðgarðurinn Þorlákshöfn: 4.7 mi
  • Skrúðgarðurinn: 10.7 mi
  • Sigtúnsgarður: 14.3 mi
  • Tryggvagarður: 14.4 mi
  • Guðmundarlundur: 15.5 mi
Nature reserves: 38
  • Árnahellir: 1.2 mi
  • Eldborg: 7.9 mi
  • Bláfjallafólkvangur: 11.7 mi
  • Herdísarvík: 12.4 mi
  • Litluborgir: 12.9 mi
Springs: 25
  • Mud Pot: 11.3 mi
  • Mud Pot: 11.3 mi
  • Mud Pot: 11.4 mi
  • hot spring: 11.5 mi
  • Hot Spring: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 20
  • Reykjafoss: 10.7 mi
  • Djúpagilsfoss: 11.4 mi
  • Litli-Foss: 16.0 mi
  • Breiðholtsfoss: 16.8 mi
  • Selásfoss: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Þórishamar: 9.2 mi
  • Langahlíð: 11.4 mi
  • Innristapi: 15.7 mi
  • Syðristapi: 16.0 mi
  • Lambafellsgjá: 18.8 mi
Gardens: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Hjallaflatir: 14.7 mi
  • Vífilsstaðahlíð: 16.0 mi
  • Guðmundarlundur: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Þorli: 4.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Hverahild: 7.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Búrfell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SkeggiNNE 21°815 m13.1 mi
NesjaskyggnirNNE 24°767 m13.1 mi
BláfjallahornNW 315°702 m6.7 mi
BláfjallahryggurNNW 337°691 m7.3 mi
BláfjöllNNW 330°671 m7.0 mi
KerlingarhnúkurNW 312°660 m6.1 mi
VífilsfellNNW 344°655 m9.1 mi
HvirfillWNW 289°621 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:3819:40
June solstice03:0022:0423:57
September equinox07:0918:2819:30
December solstice11:1715:32

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4363603866

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