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Dýjafjallshnjúkur

Dýjafjallshnjúkur, seen from above at true elevation

Dýjafjallshnjúkur rises to 1,445 m. Kvarnárdalshnjúkur stands 1,424 m to the north-northwest, 0.6 miles off. Ring Road passes 5.6 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1445 m

How to reach it

Coordinates65.75365, -18.52488

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Kvarnárdalshnjúkur: 0.6 mi
  • Kirkjufjall: 0.9 mi
  • Holárfjall: 2.0 mi
  • Holárhnjúkur: 2.0 mi
  • Syðrihnjúkur: 2.1 mi
Artworks: 18
  • Harpa bænarinnar: 13.1 mi
  • Lahti: 13.3 mi
  • Ålesund: 13.3 mi
  • Randers: 13.3 mi
  • Akurey: 13.3 mi
Historic sites: 17
  • Helgi magri og Þórunn hyrna: 13.0 mi
  • Davíð leggur Golíat: 13.1 mi
  • Brynjólfur Sveinsson kennari: 13.4 mi
  • Margrethe Schiöth: 13.4 mi
  • Halldóra Ólafsdóttir skólameistarafrú: 13.4 mi
Museums: 16
Attractions: 8
Waterfalls: 7
  • Holárfoss: 3.1 mi
  • Ingjaldsfossar: 10.9 mi
  • Háaleitisfoss: 13.8 mi
  • Reykjafoss: 17.1 mi
  • waterfull: 17.1 mi
Parks: 7
  • Seljagarðurinn: 12.1 mi
  • Hamarkotstún: 13.0 mi
  • Eiðsvöllur: 13.2 mi
  • Skátagil: 13.3 mi
  • Minjasafnsgarðurinn: 13.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Hraun í Öxnadal: 12.9 mi
  • Svarfaðardalur: 13.5 mi
  • Böggvistaðafjall: 15.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Gvendarbrunnur: 16.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • hot spring: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Ljósavatn: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Dýjafjallshnjúkur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KvarnárdalshnjúkurNNW 339°1,424 m0.6 mi
HeiðingiSW 214°1,402 m2.9 mi
HafrarhnjúkurSSW 204°1,402 m3.3 mi
StaparWSW 238°1,397 m5.8 mi
GrjótárdalshnjúkurW 279°1,381 m5.8 mi
BlástakkurSW 234°1,379 m7.3 mi
KirkjufjallSSE 167°1,378 m0.9 mi
StaðargangnafjallWSW 256°1,370 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:2219:29
June solsticeMidnight sun——
September equinox06:5618:1219:19
December solstice11:43—14:43

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4358656215

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