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Gilsbunga

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Elevation
842 m
Tallest summit within 13.9 miles
Þverárdalsfjall1,125 m · 13.8 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road10.5 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:33local time
Coordinates
65.6809, -19.6717

Gilsbunga rises to 842 m. Þverárdalsfjall stands 1,125 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hólkotsdrag, a peak 0.9 miles away. Ring Road passes 11 miles off.

The record
Elevation
842 m
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Gilsbunga. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ÞverárdalsfjallESE 106°1,125 m13.8 mi
ÞverfjallE 96°1,019 m12.7 mi
TungufjallESE 105°1,007 m12.0 mi
HofstaðafjallE 96°998 m11.4 mi
KaldbakurS 175°975 m6.9 mi
IllviðrishnjúkurW 273°961 m9.6 mi
Vestra-SandfellS 179°922 m5.6 mi
IllviðrishnjúkurSW 223°900 m7.2 mi
On the road

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 24
Museums: 9
Attractions: 7
Waterfalls: 3
Hot springs: 2
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:2619:33
June solstice01:3622:1301:06
September equinox07:0118:1719:24
December solstice11:46—14:49

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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