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Gjafakollur

Gjafakollur, seen from above at true elevation

Gjafakollur rises to 609 m. Böðvarskúla stands 988 m to the west-southwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Snjógilskúla, a peak 1.0 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
609 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.91905, -23.05157

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Snjógilskúla: 1.0 mi
  • Krákuhyrna: 1.9 mi
  • Gunnúlfsfell: 2.1 mi
  • Kolgrafamúli: 2.3 mi
  • Leiðarhnúkur: 2.7 mi
Waterfalls: 17
Attractions: 9
  • Búðir: 11.8 mi
  • Tindur SH179: 18.6 mi
  • Rauðfeldsgjá: 19.4 mi
  • Eystrigjá: 19.6 mi
  • Stone arch in the ocean: 19.8 mi
Museums: 7
Historic sites: 6
Artworks: 4
Nature reserves: 4
  • Búðahraun: 12.8 mi
  • Ströndin við Stapa og Hellna: 20.1 mi
  • Bárðarlaug: 21.5 mi
  • Eldborg í Hnappadal: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Gerðuberg: 20.5 mi
  • Þúfubjarg: 24.8 mi
  • Þúfubjarg: 24.8 mi
Parks: 2
  • Freyjulundur: 14.2 mi
  • Sjómannagarðurinn: 19.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Landbrotalaug: 22.3 mi
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Gjafakollur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BöðvarskúlaWSW 258°988 m9.0 mi
KaldnasaborgirW 262°986 m9.5 mi
HólsfjallSSE 158°950 m3.0 mi
HreggnasiE 87°947 m11.6 mi
ÖrnWSW 248°934 m7.0 mi
RauðakúlaE 91°917 m11.1 mi
RauðakúlurWSW 238°897 m5.7 mi
ElliðatindarSE 135°864 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3418:4219:47
June solstice02:3722:1900:33
September equinox07:1518:3219:37
December solstice11:4215:20

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4333948254

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