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Gilsártindur

Gilsártindur, seen from above at true elevation

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

Overlooks nearby

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
Museums: 7
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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
GoðaborgW 259°1,144 m4.4 mi
GullþúfaNW 305°1,125 m6.7 mi
Innra-HólafjallWSW 242°1,088 m8.0 mi
SkógafjallNW 306°1,074 m5.7 mi
SvartafjallSSW 211°1,072 m7.5 mi
LangafellNW 316°1,071 m5.2 mi
SnjófellNNW 342°1,028 m5.5 mi
HádegistindurNW 311°1,022 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:0419:10
June solstice01:4921:4500:06
September equinox06:3817:5419:00
December solstice11:10—14:38

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4680198744

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