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Háalda

Háalda, seen from above at true elevation

Háalda rises to 938 m. Hofsjökull stands 1,782 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Klakkur, a peak 2.0 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
938 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.83043, -18.42229

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Hot springs: 4
  • Laugafell: 13.9 mi
  • Vonarskarð: 18.2 mi
  • Kristinslaug: 20.7 mi
  • Hitulaug Ytri: 23.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Þórunnarlaug: 14.1 mi
  • Hitulaug: 22.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Hverabotn: 18.3 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HofsjökullW 263°1,782 m13.1 mi
Hásteinar (syðri)WSW 252°1,635 m11.8 mi
HáhyrnaESE 116°1,539 m14.4 mi
TungnafellsjökullESE 113°1,537 m16.5 mi
MiklafellNW 316°1,468 m5.0 mi
FagrafellESE 110°1,465 m14.2 mi
TungnafellE 100°1,396 m18.0 mi
SkrautiSE 127°1,326 m19.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:2319:28
June solstice02:2122:0000:11
September equinox06:5618:1419:18
December solstice11:2215:03

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4354451080

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