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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
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates64.89978, -21.42469

Overlooks nearby

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
Waterfalls: 56
  • Bjarnafoss: 3.8 mi
  • Hamrafoss: 4.7 mi
  • Glanni: 10.7 mi
  • Laxfoss: 12.2 mi
  • Laxfoss: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 11
Historic sites: 5
Hot springs: 4
  • Grafarlaug: 5.0 mi
  • Skrifla: 16.7 mi
  • Árhver: 16.8 mi
  • Selgil: 22.9 mi
Artworks: 3
Nature reserves: 3
  • Grábrókargígar: 9.5 mi
  • Hraunfossar: 18.9 mi
  • Húsafellsskógur: 22.7 mi
Museums: 2
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Fossaskarðabrún. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TröllakirkjaNE 44°1,001 m10.0 mi
BaulaS 187°934 m3.5 mi
TröllakirkjaW 261°932 m11.9 mi
SmjörhnúkurW 259°907 m13.1 mi
HrútaborgW 271°861 m8.6 mi
GrafartindarNNW 337°850 m3.1 mi
Litla BaulaSSE 153°840 m1.8 mi
KerlingarnefN 1°838 m5.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:3519:40
June solstice02:3122:1200:26
September equinox07:0818:2519:30
December solstice11:35—15:14

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4335400854

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