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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.

What the record says

Elevation
1281 m

How to reach it

Coordinates63.89333, -19.12252

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 40
  • Eldgjá: 10.6 mi
  • Eldgjá: 11.0 mi
  • Eldgjá: 11.2 mi
  • Eldgjá: 11.3 mi
  • Eldgjá: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 21
  • Ljósafoss: 3.3 mi
  • Markarfljótsfoss: 7.4 mi
  • Rauðufossar: 10.9 mi
  • Axlafoss: 12.4 mi
  • Bláfjallakvísl: 12.6 mi
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 4
Hot springs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Háskerðingur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
LaufafellWNW 283°1,184 m6.9 mi
KaldaklofsfjöllSW 233°1,167 m0.8 mi
ReykjaföllNNW 348°1,165 m2.5 mi
LitlhöfðiNNW 331°1,146 m7.7 mi
HrafntinnuskerNNW 327°1,141 m3.3 mi
StöðullNNW 342°1,132 m3.3 mi
HáaldaN 350°1,128 m6.8 mi
TindafjallENE 69°1,056 m10.9 mi

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).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4212125610

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