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Grundarkotshnjúkar

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Elevation
847 m
Tallest summit within 12.5 miles
Kaldbakur975 m · 9.9 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road2.6 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:35local time
Coordinates
65.6125, -19.9883

Grundarkotshnjúkar rises to 847 m. Kaldbakur stands 975 m to the east-southeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Tungubakkafjall, a peak 2.4 miles away. Ring Road passes 2.6 miles off.

The record
Elevation
847 m
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Grundarkotshnjúkar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KaldbakurESE 102°975 m9.9 mi
IllviðrishnjúkurN 353°961 m5.2 mi
SvarthamrarSSW 206°931 m9.7 mi
Vestra-SandfellE 95°922 m9.1 mi
IllviðrishnjúkurE 98°900 m4.1 mi
VörðufellSW 227°882 m11.3 mi
GilsbungaENE 62°842 m10.2 mi
SandfellENE 57°810 m9.8 mi
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Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 24
Museums: 6
Attractions: 5
Waterfalls: 5
Hot springs: 2
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:2819:35
June solstice01:4622:1400:59
September equinox07:0218:1819:25
December solstice11:45—14:52

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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