Búrfell
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Búrfell rises to 160 m. Bláfjallahorn stands 702 m to the east-southeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Gjárétt, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Ring Road passes 5.2 miles off.
The story
Búrfell (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpurˌfɛtl̥]) and the connected lava channel Búrfellsgjá [ˈpurˌfɛlsˌcauː] are famous and protected landmarks of the Reykjanes peninsula, Southwest Iceland. They are part of the Krýsuvík volcanic system.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q177759, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 160 m
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Ring Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Gjárétt: 0.8 mi
- Upplýsingaskilti — Setbergsrústin: 3.8 mi
- Bautasteinn 3: 3.8 mi
- Bautasteinn 2: 3.8 mi
- Bautasteinn 1: 3.8 mi
- Táknatréð: 3.3 mi
- Samspil: 4.1 mi
- Stúpa: 4.4 mi
- Uppsprettan: 4.6 mi
- Bjargfesta: 4.7 mi
- Vatnsgjáin: 0.8 mi
- Aurora Basecamp: 3.5 mi
- Álfaborg: 4.6 mi
- Leikskólalundur: 5.4 mi
- Borholuhús: 5.9 mi
- Byggðasafn Hafnarfjarðar: 4.7 mi
- Kvikmyndasafn Íslands: 4.7 mi
- Hönnunarsafn Íslands: 4.7 mi
- Bookless Bungalow: 4.8 mi
- Heimili Veitna: 5.9 mi
- Guðmundarlundur: 2.8 mi
- Magnúsarlundur: 3.1 mi
- Óla Run tún: 4.5 mi
- Hellisgerði: 4.7 mi
- Seljabotnar: 4.7 mi
- Litluborgir: 1.7 mi
- Kaldárhraun og Gjárnar: 1.9 mi
- Bláfjallafólkvangur: 2.3 mi
- Riddaralundurinn: 2.8 mi
- Maríuhellar: 3.2 mi
- Litli-Foss: 4.4 mi
- Breiðholtsfoss: 5.3 mi
- Selásfoss: 5.4 mi
- Kermóafossar: 5.7 mi
- Selfoss: 5.7 mi
- Langahlíð: 4.4 mi
- Gálgaklettar: 6.1 mi
- Innristapi: 8.1 mi
- Virkið: 9.0 mi
- Syðristapi: 9.0 mi
- Hermannsgarður í Guðmundarlundi: 2.8 mi
- Mislundur: 2.9 mi
- Vífilsstaðagarður: 3.7 mi
- Rósagarðurinn: 5.7 mi
- Urtagarður í Nesi: 10.1 mi
- Hjallaflatir: 1.2 mi
- Vífilsstaðahlíð: 2.3 mi
- Skátalaug: 11.0 mi
- Mud Pot: 16.4 mi
- Hverahild: 14.9 mi
- Hvammsvík Hot Springs: 24.8 mi
- Þorli: 17.9 mi
- Langisandur: 20.6 mi
- Akranesviti: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Búrfell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bláfjallahorn | ESE 120° | 702 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bláfjallahryggur | E 101° | 691 m | 8.2 mi |
| Bláfjöll | ESE 107° | 671 m | 7.8 mi |
| Kerlingarhnúkur | SE 124° | 660 m | 7.7 mi |
| Vífilsfell | E 88° | 655 m | 8.3 mi |
| Hvirfill | SSE 168° | 621 m | 5.2 mi |
| Heiðartoppur | SE 132° | 613 m | 7.7 mi |
| Stóra-Kóngsfell | ESE 114° | 602 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 18:39 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 02:58 | 22:06 | 00:01 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:29 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 11:21 | — | 15:32 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/445150694
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