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Dyngjuháls

Dyngjuháls, seen from above at true elevation

Dyngjuháls rises to 644 m. Herðubreið stands 1,682 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Dyngja, a peak 0.8 miles away. Ring Road passes 19 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
644 m

How to reach it

Coordinates65.16552, -15.93075

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Dyngja: 0.8 mi
  • Ytri-Fjallshali: 1.2 mi
  • Öskjufjallgarður: 2.1 mi
  • Mynnisfjallgarður: 3.7 mi
  • Fremri-Fjallshali: 4.1 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 13.5 mi
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 13.9 mi
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 14.2 mi
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 14.5 mi
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Attractions: 2
Springs: 2
  • Laugarfellslaug: 21.8 mi
  • Svartárlindir: 23.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 1
  • Sænautasel: 13.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Dyngjuháls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HerðubreiðW 273°1,682 m12.1 mi
EggertWNW 291°1,224 m16.5 mi
KollóttadyngjaWNW 282°1,168 m18.2 mi
UpptyppingarSW 227°1,074 m12.4 mi
HerðubreiðartöglWSW 249°1,073 m14.2 mi
FagradalsfjallSSW 203°1,022 m17.7 mi
ÞríhyrningurE 94°957 m6.8 mi
HnefillE 96°947 m13.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:1319:18
June solstice01:5821:5300:14
September equinox06:4618:0319:08
December solstice11:19—14:46

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5387030350

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