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Fagrahlíð

Fagrahlíð, seen from above at true elevation

Fagrahlíð rises to 891 m. Snækollur stands 1,488 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Innra-Sandfell, a peak 1.1 miles away. Ring Road passes 28 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
891 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.80236, -19.77110

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Hot springs: 11
  • Mýrarhver: 7.6 mi
  • Eyvindarhver: 7.6 mi
  • Rauðihver: 7.6 mi
  • Heimilishver: 7.6 mi
  • Öskurhóll: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Eyvindarett: 7.5 mi
  • Hveravellir: 7.7 mi
  • Hveradalir: 18.0 mi
  • Into the Glacier: 24.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Gýgjarfoss: 13.0 mi
  • Skuggafoss: 18.4 mi
  • Skuggafoss: 21.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Prisoners of freedom: 7.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Hveravellir: 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Fagrahlíð. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SnækollurSE 124°1,488 m19.4 mi
HverahnúkurSE 126°1,453 m19.3 mi
SnótSE 124°1,446 m19.8 mi
Langjökull - norðurbungaWNW 298°1,438 m4.8 mi
LoðmundurESE 122°1,429 m19.6 mi
FannborgSE 125°1,428 m19.1 mi
HrútfellsjökullSSE 161°1,396 m4.7 mi
ÖgmundurSE 135°1,357 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:2919:34
June solstice02:2822:0500:15
September equinox07:0218:1919:24
December solstice11:2615:09

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4353040385

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