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Grænafjall

Grænafjall, seen from above at true elevation

Grænafjall rises to 865 m. Háskerðingur stands 1,281 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Réttarhnúkur, a peak 1.7 miles away. Ring Road passes 25 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
865 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates63.99246, -18.78714
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 13
  • Ofærufoss: 5.5 mi
  • Silfurfoss: 8.0 mi
  • Tungnaárfellsfoss: 12.7 mi
  • Axlafoss: 12.9 mi
  • Ljósafoss: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 5
Hot springs: 2
Historic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Eldgjá: 5.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HáskerðingurSW1,281 m12.3 mi
KaldaklofsfjöllSW1,167 m13.0 mi
ReykjaföllWSW1,165 m11.6 mi
HrafntinnuskerWSW1,141 m12.6 mi
StöðullWSW1,132 m11.8 mi
HáaldaW1,128 m11.3 mi
LöðmundurWNW1,077 m13.2 mi
TindafjallS1,056 m3.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:2719:29
June solstice02:4721:5423:48
September equinox06:5818:1719:19
December solstice11:08—15:20

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4212125596

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