Peak · Iceland
Gilsártindur
Gilsártindur rises to 723 m. Goðaborg stands 1,144 m to the west, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Sultarbotnatindar, a peak 1.0 miles away. Ring Road passes 16 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 723 m
How to reach it
Coordinates65.17038, -13.77767
- 16.3 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Reyðarfjörður · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sultarbotnatindar: 1.0 mi
- Ormsstaðatindur: 1.3 mi
- Lokatindur: 1.4 mi
- Hoflaugartindur: 1.6 mi
- Reykjasúla: 1.8 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Hagi: 2.8 mi
- Skógar: 5.0 mi
- Gamli rafstöðvarkofinn: 7.1 mi
- Sveinn Ólafsson: 7.3 mi
- Gnýstaður: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Hengifoss: 5.0 mi
- Klifbrekkufossar: 8.8 mi
- Búðarárfoss: 8.9 mi
- Gufufoss: 9.4 mi
- Bleiksárfoss: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 9
- Páskahellir: 4.1 mi
- Skálanes Nature & Heritage Centre: 8.8 mi
- Helgustaðanáma: 9.8 mi
- Vök Baths: 21.4 mi
- Steinasafn Petru: 23.3 mi
Museums: 7
- Náttúrugripasafnið: 3.0 mi
- Málverkasafn Tryggva Ólafssonar: 3.0 mi
- Sjóminja- og smiðjumunasafn Jósafats Hinrikssonar: 3.0 mi
- Skaftfell. Center for Visual Art, East Iceland: 9.0 mi
- Stríðsárasafnið: 15.5 mi
Beaches: 3
- Langisandur: 12.3 mi
- Saxa: 23.2 mi
- Brúnavík: 24.7 mi
Parks: 3
- Grænafell: 18.0 mi
- Sigfúsarlundur: 18.6 mi
- Listigarðurinn: 19.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Fólkvangur Neskaupstaðar: 3.9 mi
- Álfaborg: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 2
- Tvísöngur: 9.0 mi
- hvernig gengur...?: 9.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Dalatangaviti eldri: 9.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Gilsártindur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goðaborg | W 259° | 1,144 m | 4.4 mi |
| Gullþúfa | NW 305° | 1,125 m | 6.7 mi |
| Innra-Hólafjall | WSW 242° | 1,088 m | 8.0 mi |
| Skógafjall | NW 306° | 1,074 m | 5.7 mi |
| Svartafjall | SSW 211° | 1,072 m | 7.5 mi |
| Langafell | NW 316° | 1,071 m | 5.2 mi |
| Snjófell | NNW 342° | 1,028 m | 5.5 mi |
| Hádegistindur | NW 311° | 1,022 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:04 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 01:49 | 21:45 | 00:06 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 17:54 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 11:10 | — | 14:38 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4680198744
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