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Grettir

Grettir, seen from above at true elevation

Grettir rises to 958 m. Sveinstindur stands 1,089 m to the north-northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Uxatindar, a peak 1.2 miles away. Ring Road passes 21 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
958 m
Getting there

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Coordinates64.03797, -18.51397

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 37
  • Eldgjá: 4.2 mi
  • Eldgjá: 5.1 mi
  • Eldgjá: 5.3 mi
  • Eldgjá: 6.3 mi
  • Eldgjá: 6.9 mi
Waterfalls: 17
Attractions: 8
Historic sites: 3
Hot springs: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Artworks: 2
  • The Gold Nugget: 22.1 mi
  • Byrði sögunnar: 22.2 mi
Museums: 1
  • Kirkjubaejarstofa: 22.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Grettir. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SveinstindurNNE 32°1,089 m5.5 mi
TindafjallSW 233°1,056 m10.3 mi
BreiðbakurNNE 25°1,028 m11.4 mi
KirkjufellWSW 254°973 m13.8 mi
GjátindurSSW 212°943 m3.6 mi
TungnaárfjöllNNE 15°939 m10.9 mi
IllikamburWSW 248°934 m13.3 mi
SnjóaldaW 281°933 m10.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:2519:28
June solstice02:4521:5323:48
September equinox06:5718:1519:18
December solstice11:07—15:18

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4384439236

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