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Gildalshnúkur

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Elevation
844 m
Tallest summit within 19.4 miles
Heiðarhorn1,053 m · 4.6 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road0.8 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:42local time
Coordinates
64.4933, -21.8983

Gildalshnúkur rises to 844 m. Heiðarhorn stands 1,053 m to the east-southeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Miðtindur, a peak 0.4 miles away. Ring Road passes 0.8 miles off.

Elevation
844 m

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Gildalshnúkur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HeiðarhornESE 110°1,053 m4.6 mi
SkessuhornE 91°967 m5.9 mi
EsjaSSE 157°914 m18.6 mi
HátindurSSE 153°909 m19.4 mi
KambshornSSE 166°851 m18.3 mi
ÞverfellshornSSE 163°840 m18.8 mi
HafnarfjallWNW 296°791 m0.4 mi
Ytri-SvartitindurESE 102°784 m2.7 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Hot springs: 4
Beaches: 1
Lighthouses: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3018:3819:42
June solstice02:4622:1100:14
September equinox07:1118:2819:32
December solstice11:2915:24

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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