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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
Waterfalls: 15
  • Ofærufoss: 5.9 mi
  • Silfurfoss: 9.5 mi
  • Fagrifoss: 14.3 mi
  • Axlafoss: 17.7 mi
  • Tungnaárfellsfoss: 18.4 mi
Attractions: 7
Historic sites: 3
Hot springs: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Artworks: 2
  • The Gold Nugget: 22.1 mi
  • Byrði sögunnar: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Eldgjá: 4.2 mi
Museums: 1
  • Kirkjubaejarstofa: 22.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Grettir. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SveinstindurNNE1,089 m5.5 mi
TindafjallSW1,056 m10.3 mi
BreiðbakurNNE1,028 m11.4 mi
KirkjufellWSW973 m13.8 mi
GjátindurSSW943 m3.6 mi
TungnaárfjöllNNE939 m10.9 mi
IllikamburWSW934 m13.3 mi
SnjóaldaW933 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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