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Hádegishnjúkur

Hádegishnjúkur, seen from above at true elevation

Hádegishnjúkur rises to 680 m. Lambárhnjúkur stands 1,282 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Móðólfsfell, a peak 0.7 miles away. Ring Road passes 2.8 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
680 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates65.47458, -19.59683

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Móðólfsfell: 0.7 mi
  • Grísafell: 4.9 mi
  • Kálfárfell: 5.7 mi
  • Brúnarfell: 5.7 mi
  • Öxi: 5.9 mi
Historic sites: 23
  • Stephan G. Stephansson: 4.4 mi
  • Tyrfingsstadir á Kjálka: 14.8 mi
  • Þrístapar: 23.1 mi
  • Þrístapar: 23.1 mi
  • Þrístapar: 23.1 mi
Museums: 7
  • Náttúrugripasafn Skagafjarðar: 6.8 mi
  • Glaumbær: 9.8 mi
  • 1238 The Battle of Iceland: 19.3 mi
  • Sögusetur Íslenska Hestsins: 22.6 mi
  • Nýibær: 22.6 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Ernan (skipsflak): 18.6 mi
  • Hannesarskjól: 19.0 mi
  • Skagafjörður: 19.5 mi
  • Vatnsdalshólar: 22.5 mi
  • Hólar: 22.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Parks: 2
  • Biskupagarður: 22.6 mi
  • Fagrihvammur: 23.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Kattarauga: 20.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Gvendarbrunnur: 22.6 mi
Gardens: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Hádegishnjúkur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
LambárhnjúkurENE 60°1,282 m16.7 mi
TungufjallENE 65°1,249 m14.8 mi
SólheimafjallE 84°1,171 m12.0 mi
AkrafjallENE 77°1,151 m11.8 mi
MælifellshnjúkurSE 130°1,147 m9.2 mi
ÞverárdalsfjallNE 47°1,125 m15.2 mi
KistufjallE 87°1,106 m13.5 mi
AkraöxlENE 70°1,038 m11.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:2719:33
June solstice01:5622:1100:46
September equinox07:0118:1719:23
December solstice11:40—14:54

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7396049876

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