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Háskerðingur

Háskerðingur, seen from above at true elevation

Háskerðingur rises to 1,281 m. Laufafell stands 1,184 m to the west-northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Kaldaklofsfjöll, a peak 0.8 miles away. Ring Road passes 27 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1,281 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates63.89333, -19.12252

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 20
  • Ljósafoss: 3.3 mi
  • Markarfljótsfoss: 7.4 mi
  • Rauðufossar: 10.9 mi
  • Axlafoss: 12.4 mi
  • Bláfjallakvísl: 12.6 mi
Historic sites: 4
Cliffs: 4
  • Eldgjá: 10.6 mi
  • Hekla caldera: 18.0 mi
  • krabbuberg: 22.0 mi
  • crab rock: 22.0 mi
Attractions: 3
Hot springs: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Háskerðingur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
LaufafellWNW1,184 m6.9 mi
KaldaklofsfjöllSW1,167 m0.8 mi
ReykjaföllNNW1,165 m2.5 mi
LitlhöfðiNNW1,146 m7.7 mi
HrafntinnuskerNNW1,141 m3.3 mi
StöðullNNW1,132 m3.3 mi
HáaldaN1,128 m6.8 mi
TindafjallENE1,056 m10.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:2819:31
June solstice02:5121:5423:47
September equinox07:0018:1819:21
December solstice11:08—15:23

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4212125610

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