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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

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates64.08606, -18.65881

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 13
  • Ofærufoss: 8.4 mi
  • Silfurfoss: 12.4 mi
  • Tungnaárfellsfoss: 13.4 mi
  • Sigöldugljúfur: 14.7 mi
  • Sigöldufoss: 15.3 mi
Attractions: 3
Hot springs: 2
Historic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Eldgjá: 7.5 mi
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
SveinstindurE1,089 m7.4 mi
LöðmundurW1,077 m16.2 mi
TindafjallSSW1,056 m10.2 mi
BreiðbakurNE1,028 m11.6 mi
SkalliSW1,027 m14.8 mi
KirkjufellSW973 m11.4 mi
GrettirSE958 m5.5 mi
BláhnúkurWSW945 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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