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Fossaskarðabrún

Fossaskarðabrún, seen from above at true elevation

Fossaskarðabrún rises to 712 m. Tröllakirkja stands 1,001 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Svínagilshryggur, a peak 1.7 miles away. Ring Road passes 4.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 712 m

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Coordinates64.89978, -21.42469

4.9 mi off the Ring Road

Overlooks nearby

Glanni · 11 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Svínagilshryggur: 1.7 mi
Litla Baula: 1.8 mi
Breiðukinnarsandur: 2.0 mi
Kotfjall: 2.3 mi
Öxl: 3.0 mi

Waterfalls50

Bjarnafoss: 3.8 mi
Hamrafoss: 4.7 mi
Glanni: 10.7 mi
Laxfoss: 12.2 mi
Hörtlafoss: 15.0 mi

Attractions11

Paradísarlaut: 10.9 mi
Eiríksstaðir: 11.5 mi
Geitfjársetrið: 14.1 mi
Sturlureykir-Visiting Horse Farm: 16.2 mi
Deildartunguhver: 16.3 mi

Historic sites5

Leifur Eiríksson: 11.5 mi
Jóhannes úr Kötlum: 17.5 mi
Sturla Þórðarson: 17.6 mi
Jón frá Ljárskógum: 19.7 mi
Auður djúpúðga: 24.3 mi

Hot springs4

Grafarlaug: 5.0 mi
Skrifla: 16.7 mi
Árhver: 16.8 mi
Selgil: 22.9 mi

Artworks3

Kona að strokka: 9.1 mi
Fjallid: 16.3 mi
Minnisvarði um landpósta: 19.6 mi

Nature reserves3

Grábrókargígar: 9.5 mi
Hraunfossar: 18.9 mi
Húsafellsskógur: 22.7 mi

Museums2

Eiríksstaðir: 11.5 mi
Snorrastofa: 16.7 mi

Cliffs1

Tröllaklettar: 23.9 mi

On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Fossaskarðabrún. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Tröllakirkja	NE 44°	1,001 m	10.0 mi
Baula	S 187°	934 m	3.5 mi
Smjörhnúkur	W 259°	907 m	13.1 mi
Hrútaborg	W 271°	861 m	8.6 mi
Grafartindar	NNW 337°	850 m	3.1 mi
Litla Baula	SSE 153°	840 m	1.8 mi
Kerlingarnef	N 1°	838 m	5.8 mi
Snjófjöll	NE 54°	821 m	8.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:28	18:35	19:40
June solstice	02:31	22:12	00:26
September equinox	07:08	18:25	19:30
December solstice	11:35	—	15:14

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4335400854

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