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Gylta

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Elevation
750 m
Tallest summit within 14.3 miles
Kaldbakur975 m · 5.7 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road7.6 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:34local time
Coordinates
65.6421, -19.7819

Gylta rises to 750 m. Kaldbakur stands 975 m to the southeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Þumlungur, a peak 2.0 miles away. Ring Road passes 7.6 miles off.

The record
Elevation
750 m
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Gylta. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KaldbakurSE 138°975 m5.7 mi
IllviðrishnjúkurWNW 296°961 m7.2 mi
Vestra-SandfellSE 132°922 m4.3 mi
IllviðrishnjúkurSW 215°900 m3.2 mi
NónnibbaN 5°865 m13.7 mi
GrundarkotshnjúkarWSW 251°847 m6.2 mi
EinhyrningurN 360°846 m13.1 mi
GilsbungaNE 50°842 m4.1 mi
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Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 24
Museums: 9
Attractions: 8
Waterfalls: 2
Hot springs: 2
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:2719:34
June solstice01:4222:1301:01
September equinox07:0218:1719:24
December solstice11:45—14:51

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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