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Faxi

Faxi, seen from above at true elevation

Faxi rises to 888 m. Sveinstindur stands 1,089 m to the east, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Snjóöldufjallgarður, a peak 2.7 miles away. Ring Road passes 27 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
888 m
Getting there

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Coordinates64.08606, -18.65881

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 37
  • Eldgjá: 7.5 mi
  • Eldgjá: 7.9 mi
  • Eldgjá: 8.2 mi
  • Eldgjá: 8.7 mi
  • Eldgjá: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Ofærufoss: 8.4 mi
  • Ófærufoss: 8.5 mi
  • Silfurfoss: 12.4 mi
  • Tungnaárfellsfoss: 13.4 mi
  • Sigöldugljúfur: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 4
Hot springs: 2
Historic sites: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Faxi. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SveinstindurE 79°1,089 m7.4 mi
LöðmundurW 265°1,077 m16.2 mi
TindafjallSSW 202°1,056 m10.2 mi
BreiðbakurNE 53°1,028 m11.6 mi
SkalliSW 232°1,027 m14.8 mi
KirkjufellSW 231°973 m11.4 mi
GrettirSE 127°958 m5.5 mi
BláhnúkurWSW 239°945 m14.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:2619:29
June solstice02:4421:5423:50
September equinox06:5818:1619:19
December solstice11:09—15:18

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5002582805

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