Peak · Iceland
Búrfell
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
- 7.7 mi off the Ring Road
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Geitafell: 2.5 mi
- Krossfjöll: 2.5 mi
- Litla Sandfell: 3.2 mi
- Meitilstagl: 3.9 mi
- Hnúkar: 4.0 mi
Artworks
- Karlsminni: 3.4 mi
- chair: 7.4 mi
- Björgunarsveitin Björg: 10.0 mi
- Íslandsvitinn: 11.0 mi
- Fallandi gengi: 16.9 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Landsýn: 8.9 mi
- Bautasteinn 2: 13.2 mi
- Bautasteinn 3: 13.2 mi
- Bautasteinn 1: 13.2 mi
- Gjárétt: 14.5 mi
Attractions: 48
- Arnarker: 1.5 mi
- The Lava Tunnel: 3.0 mi
- Hverasvæði: 10.5 mi
- Mega Zipline: 10.9 mi
- Leirgerður: 11.0 mi
Museums: 42
- Jarðhitasýningin: 8.9 mi
- Húsið: 10.1 mi
- Sjóminjasafnið á Eyrarbakka: 10.2 mi
- Listasafn Árnesinga: 10.4 mi
- Veiðisafnið: 13.1 mi
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
Waterfalls: 20
- Reykjafoss: 10.7 mi
- Djúpagilsfoss: 11.4 mi
- Litli-Foss: 16.0 mi
- Breiðholtsfoss: 16.8 mi
- Selásfoss: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Þórishamar: 9.2 mi
- Langahlíð: 11.4 mi
- Innristapi: 15.7 mi
- Syðristapi: 16.0 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 18.8 mi
Gardens: 5
- Mislundur: 15.3 mi
- Hermannsgarður í Guðmundarlundi: 15.5 mi
- Vífilsstaðagarður: 17.2 mi
- Rósagarðurinn: 18.1 mi
- Urtagarður í Nesi: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Hjallaflatir: 14.7 mi
- Vífilsstaðahlíð: 16.0 mi
- Guðmundarlundur: 22.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Mud Pot: 11.3 mi
- Skátalaug: 17.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Þorli: 4.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Hverahild: 7.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Búrfell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skeggi | NNE 21° | 815 m | 13.1 mi |
| Nesjaskyggnir | NNE 24° | 767 m | 13.1 mi |
| Bláfjallahorn | NW 315° | 702 m | 6.7 mi |
| Bláfjallahryggur | NNW 337° | 691 m | 7.3 mi |
| Bláfjöll | NNW 330° | 671 m | 7.0 mi |
| Kerlingarhnúkur | NW 312° | 660 m | 6.1 mi |
| Vífilsfell | NNW 344° | 655 m | 9.1 mi |
| Hvirfill | WNW 289° | 621 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:38 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 03:00 | 22:04 | 23:57 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:28 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 11:17 | — | 15:32 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4363603866
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