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Grænifjallgarður

Grænifjallgarður, a peak in Iceland
Grænifjallgarður, a peak in IcelandMelzer-m · CC BY-SA 3.0

Grænifjallgarður rises to 879 m. Sveinstindur stands 1,089 m to the northeast, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Grettir, a peak 2.2 miles away. Ring Road passes 24 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
879 m
Getting there

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Coordinates64.04725, -18.58500

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 37
  • Eldgjá: 4.4 mi
  • Eldgjá: 5.0 mi
  • Eldgjá: 5.3 mi
  • Eldgjá: 6.1 mi
  • Eldgjá: 6.7 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Ofærufoss: 5.7 mi
  • Ófærufoss: 5.8 mi
  • Silfurfoss: 9.7 mi
  • Fagrifoss: 16.1 mi
  • Tungnaárfellsfoss: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 7
Historic sites: 3
Hot springs: 2
Artworks: 2
  • The Gold Nugget: 24.0 mi
  • Byrði sögunnar: 24.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Kirkjugólf: 23.9 mi
Museums: 1
  • Kirkjubaejarstofa: 24.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Grænifjallgarður. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SveinstindurNE 51°1,089 m6.5 mi
TindafjallSW 222°1,056 m9.1 mi
BreiðbakurNE 36°1,028 m11.9 mi
SkalliWSW 245°1,027 m15.3 mi
KirkjufellWSW 248°973 m11.9 mi
GrettirESE 107°958 m2.2 mi
BláhnúkurWSW 252°945 m15.4 mi
GjátindurS 177°943 m3.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:2619:29
June solstice02:4521:5323:49
September equinox06:5718:1619:19
December solstice11:08—15:18

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4384439237

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