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Grjótárhnjúkur

Grjótárhnjúkur, a peak in Iceland
Grjótárhnjúkur, a peak in IcelandRémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Grjótárhnjúkur, a peak in Iceland
Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Grjótárhnjúkur, a peak in Iceland
Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Grjótárhnjúkur, a peak in Iceland
Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Grjótárhnjúkur, a peak in Iceland
Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Grjótárhnjúkur rises to 1,016 m. Hnjúkafell stands 1,278 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Grábergshnjúkar, a peak 2.6 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1016 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates64.84122, -15.66320
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Grábergshnjúkar: 2.6 mi
  • Sauðahnjúkar: 3.4 mi
  • Vatnskollur: 4.1 mi
  • Nálhúshnjúkar: 4.2 mi
  • Sandfell: 4.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Eyjabakkafoss: 7.6 mi
  • Ufsarfoss: 7.9 mi
  • Hverfandi: 8.4 mi
  • Slæðufoss: 9.2 mi
  • Kirkjufoss: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 8.3 mi
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 8.5 mi
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 8.8 mi
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 9.0 mi
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 9.2 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Cableway: 12.8 mi
  • Cable Box: 15.6 mi
  • Hvannalindir: 19.2 mi
  • Tröllakrókar: 22.6 mi
  • Stuðlagil: 24.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Eyvindarkofa: 18.4 mi
  • Minningarmörk úr hofnum kirkjugarðsi: 23.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Laugarfellslaug: 8.0 mi
Museums: 1
Artworks: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Grjótárhnjúkur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HnjúkafellS 171°1,278 m15.1 mi
SuðurtungnatindurSSE 149°1,267 m23.2 mi
NálhúshnjúkarE 83°1,210 m4.2 mi
BjálfafellS 182°1,135 m7.9 mi
SandfellE 90°1,120 m4.8 mi
VatnskollurE 100°1,097 m4.1 mi
Litla-SnæfellS 169°1,097 m7.3 mi
HafursfellE 83°1,088 m6.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:1219:17
June solstice02:1021:4900:00
September equinox06:4518:0319:07
December solstice11:11—14:52

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4369410553

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