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Gráihnúkur

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Elevation: 610 m
Tallest summit within 16.2 miles: Sveinstindur1,089 m · 15.5 mi
Nearest byway: Ring Road7.5 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 23:44local time
Coordinates: 63.9174, -18.1376

Gráihnúkur rises to 610 m. Sveinstindur stands 1,089 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Kaldbakur, a peak 2.3 miles away. Ring Road passes 7.5 miles off.

The record

Elevation: 610 m

On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Gráihnúkur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Sveinstindur	NNW 327°	1,089 m	15.5 mi
Grettir	NW 306°	958 m	14.1 mi
Gjátindur	WNW 292°	943 m	14.4 mi
Uxatindar	NW 308°	864 m	13.0 mi
Blængur	N 355°	833 m	10.5 mi
Laki	NNW 344°	812 m	11.0 mi
Veðurháls	WNW 298°	801 m	14.3 mi
Ljónstindur	WNW 287°	796 m	15.7 mi

On the road

7.5 mi off the Ring Road

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Kaldbakur: 2.3 mi
Háihnúkur: 3.3 mi
Lambatunguhnúkar: 4.1 mi
Rauðhóll: 5.0 mi
Fornaselsfell: 5.3 mi

Waterfalls15

Fagrifoss: 4.7 mi
Stjórnarfoss: 8.5 mi
Foss á Síðu: 9.2 mi
Systrafoss: 9.3 mi
Mögárfoss: 9.6 mi

Attractions7

Kirkjugólf: 8.9 mi
Dverghamrar: 9.6 mi
Fjaðrárgljúfur: 10.1 mi
Eldhraun: 12.4 mi
Skógargil: 13.2 mi

Historic sites1

Hér var Eldmessan: 9.2 mi

Museums1

Kirkjubaejarstofa: 9.3 mi

Hot springs1

Strútslaug: 24.7 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:15	18:24	19:27
June solstice	02:46	21:50	23:44
September equinox	06:56	18:14	19:17
December solstice	11:04	—	15:19

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

OpenStreetMap record

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