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Gjáfjöll

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Elevation
868 m
Tallest summit within 19.7 miles
Herðubreið1,682 m · 15.2 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road15.6 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:20local time
Coordinates
65.3881, -16.4726

Gjáfjöll rises to 868 m. Herðubreið stands 1,682 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Herðubreiðarfjöll, a peak 3.9 miles away. Ring Road passes 16 miles off.

The record
Elevation
868 m
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Gjáfjöll. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HerðubreiðSSE 166°1,682 m15.2 mi
EggertS 178°1,224 m9.5 mi
BláfjallWNW 286°1,206 m11.2 mi
KollóttadyngjaS 190°1,168 m11.9 mi
StórakistaSSW 192°1,098 m19.6 mi
HerðubreiðarfjöllSSE 167°1,095 m3.9 mi
HrúthálsarS 187°1,047 m7.1 mi
SellandafjallW 275°988 m16.3 mi
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Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 14
Waterfalls: 5
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 2
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:1419:20
June solstice01:4921:5800:28
September equinox06:4818:0519:11
December solstice11:26—14:44

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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