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Gönguskarðsöxl

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Elevation
958 m
Tallest summit within 18.0 miles
Grjótskálarhnjúkur1,214 m · 9.3 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road7.0 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:26local time
Coordinates
65.8356, -17.7696

Gönguskarðsöxl rises to 958 m. Grjótskálarhnjúkur stands 1,214 m to the northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Grænihnjúkur, a peak 1.7 miles away. Ring Road passes 7.0 miles off.

Elevation
958 m

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Gönguskarðsöxl. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
GrjótskálarhnjúkurNW 316°1,214 m9.3 mi
KambsmýrarhnjúkurN 359°1,211 m7.5 mi
BlámannshatturNW 314°1,198 m9.1 mi
KaldbakurNW 315°1,173 m16.5 mi
ÚtburðarskálarhnjúkurNW 317°1,165 m16.8 mi
SkálavíkurhnjúkurN 2°1,129 m12.4 mi
Ytri-FosslækjarskálN 6°1,074 m10.4 mi
KotahnjúkurN 7°1,064 m9.5 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 11
Waterfalls: 8
Hot springs: 2
Rest areas: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:1819:26
June solsticeMidnight sun
September equinox06:5318:0919:16
December solstice11:4214:38

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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