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Búrfell

Búrfell, seen from above at true elevation

Búrfell rises to 232 m. Snæfellsjökull - Miðþúfa stands 1,446 m to the south-southeast, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Svöðufoss, a waterfall 0.9 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 232 m

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Coordinates64.88718, -23.83515

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Hreggnasi: 2.0 mi
Skál: 2.2 mi
Hríshóll: 2.6 mi
Enni: 2.7 mi
Miðfell: 2.9 mi

Attractions15

Hellissandur street art: 2.6 mi
Fish huts: 3.0 mi
Írskrabrunnur: 3.4 mi
Tindur SH179: 4.4 mi
Fálki: 6.0 mi

Waterfalls12

Svöðufoss: 0.9 mi
Kerlingarfoss: 1.2 mi
Snekkjufoss: 1.6 mi
Klukkufoss: 1.7 mi
Bæjarfoss: 3.4 mi

Historic sites4

Kristjón Jónsson: 2.3 mi
Laugarbrekka: 10.0 mi
Laugarbrekka: 10.2 mi
Sýn: 17.0 mi

Artworks4

Jöklarar: 2.4 mi
Beðið í von: 2.6 mi
Bárður Snæfellsás: 10.4 mi
Veðurhorfur: 17.0 mi

Museums3

Sjóminjasafnið á Hellissandi: 2.4 mi
Sjómannagarðurinn: 2.4 mi
Pakkhús: 3.8 mi

Nature reserves3

Bárðarlaug: 10.0 mi
Ströndin við Stapa og Hellna: 10.6 mi
Búðahraun: 13.9 mi

Cliffs3

Þúfubjarg: 10.6 mi
Þúfubjarg: 10.7 mi
Þúfubjarg: 10.7 mi

Parks1

Sjómannagarðurinn: 3.7 mi

On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Búrfell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Snæfellsjökull - Miðþúfa	SSE 164°	1,446 m	6.0 mi
Snæfellsjökull - Vesturþúfa	SSE 167°	1,442 m	6.3 mi
Norðurþúfa	SSE 163°	1,390 m	5.9 mi
Sandfell	S 173°	1,217 m	5.9 mi
Þríhyrningur	SSE 158°	1,191 m	5.3 mi
Böðvarskúla	E 88°	988 m	14.2 mi
Kaldnasaborgir	E 86°	986 m	13.6 mi
Örn	E 91°	934 m	16.5 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:37	18:45	19:50
June solstice	02:41	22:22	00:35
September equinox	07:18	18:35	19:40
December solstice	11:44	—	15:24

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4329694505

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