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Grasgiljatindur

Grasgiljatindur, seen from above at true elevation

Grasgiljatindur rises to 1,273 m. Jökulgilstindar stands 1,337 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Fossdalshnúta, a peak 1.6 miles away. Ring Road passes 12 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,273 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates64.46807, -15.35311

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 9
Attractions: 2
  • Tröllakrókar: 10.3 mi
  • Godland movie set: 18.6 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Red chair: 15.4 mi
  • Akurey SF 52: 15.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 1
  • Svavarssafn - Listasafn: 15.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Ósland: 16.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Grasgiljatindur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
JökulgilstindarENE1,337 m12.1 mi
SauðhamarstindurNE1,315 m5.9 mi
HnjúkafellNNW1,278 m12.9 mi
SuðurtungnatindurNNE1,267 m6.4 mi
HnappadalstindurENE1,212 m10.0 mi
AfréttatindurENE1,212 m13.0 mi
MeingilstindurENE1,130 m13.2 mi
MúlatindarNE1,125 m4.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:1219:16
June solstice02:2121:4423:47
September equinox06:4418:0219:06
December solstice11:02—14:58

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4680198696

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