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Fitjahnjúkur

Fitjahnjúkur, a peak in Iceland
Fitjahnjúkur, a peak in IcelandRémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Fitjahnjúkur, a peak in Iceland
Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Fitjahnjúkur, a peak in Iceland
Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Fitjahnjúkur, a peak in Iceland
Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Fitjahnjúkur, a peak in Iceland
Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Fitjahnjúkur, a peak in Iceland
Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Fitjahnjúkur rises to 1,005 m. Sauðhamarstindur stands 1,315 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bjálfafell, a peak 2.1 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1005 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates64.75071, -15.71790
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Bjálfafell: 2.1 mi
  • Litla-Snæfell: 3.1 mi
  • Sauðahnjúkar: 3.1 mi
  • Hátungur: 4.7 mi
  • Grjótárhnjúkur: 6.5 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Eyjabakkafoss: 9.8 mi
  • Ufsarfoss: 11.1 mi
  • Kirkjufoss: 13.7 mi
  • Slæðufoss: 13.9 mi
  • Hverfandi: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 13.8 mi
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 14.1 mi
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 14.5 mi
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 14.8 mi
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 15.1 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Cableway: 17.5 mi
  • Tröllakrókar: 19.7 mi
  • Hvannalindir: 19.8 mi
  • Cable Box: 20.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Laugarfellslaug: 13.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Eyvindarkofa: 18.4 mi
Museums: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Fitjahnjúkur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SauðhamarstindurSE 136°1,315 m20.6 mi
HnjúkafellSSE 156°1,278 m9.5 mi
GrasgiljatindurSSE 151°1,273 m22.3 mi
SuðurtungnatindurSE 135°1,267 m19.2 mi
NálhúshnjúkarNE 40°1,210 m8.9 mi
BjálfafellSE 139°1,135 m2.1 mi
MúlatindarSE 138°1,125 m21.1 mi
SandfellNE 45°1,120 m8.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:1319:17
June solstice02:1321:4823:57
September equinox06:4618:0319:07
December solstice11:09—14:54

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4369410550

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