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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.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
644 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates65.16552, -15.93075
Around it

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
Waterfalls: 5
Attractions: 2
Springs: 2
  • Laugarfellslaug: 21.8 mi
  • Svartárlindir: 23.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 13.5 mi
Museums: 1
  • Sænautasel: 13.6 mi
On the horizon

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
HerðubreiðW1,682 m12.1 mi
EggertWNW1,224 m16.5 mi
KollóttadyngjaWNW1,168 m18.2 mi
UpptyppingarSW1,074 m12.4 mi
HerðubreiðartöglWSW1,073 m14.2 mi
FagradalsfjallSSW1,022 m17.7 mi
ÞríhyrningurE957 m6.8 mi
HnefillE947 m13.5 mi
Conditions

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).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5387030350

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