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Heimaklettur

Heimaklettur rises to 283 m. Hámundur stands 1,666 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Miðklettur, a peak 0.3 miles away. Ring Road passes 13 miles off. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
283 m

How to reach it

Coordinates63.45003, -20.26119

Overlooks nearby

96 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 31
  • Miðklettur: 0.3 mi
  • Ystiklettur: 0.5 mi
  • Stóraklif: 0.8 mi
  • Litlaklif: 0.9 mi
  • Há: 1.0 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Ash column: 0.6 mi
  • Sprangan: 0.9 mi
  • Goslok: 1.1 mi
  • Klauf: 2.8 mi
  • Boat wreck: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 19
Museums: 7
  • Skansinn: 0.4 mi
  • Landlyst: 0.4 mi
  • Byggðasafn: 0.8 mi
  • Eldheimar: 1.0 mi
  • Herjólfstown: 1.2 mi
Historic sites: 7
  • Legsteinn séra Jóns Thorsteinssonar píslarvotts: 0.9 mi
  • Pompei Norðursins: 1.0 mi
  • Mormónapollur: 1.5 mi
  • Guðlaugssund: 1.6 mi
  • Gamla gatan: 3.4 mi
Artworks: 5
Parks: 2
  • Stakkagerðistún: 0.8 mi
  • Þorsteinslundur: 21.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Stafsnes: 1.6 mi
  • Víkin: 3.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • crab rock: 24.5 mi
  • krabbuberg: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Nínulundur: 21.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Heimaklettur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HámundurENE1,666 m23.1 mi
GuðnasteinnENE1,500 m22.4 mi
GoðasteinnNE1,497 m22.7 mi
RaufarfellENE743 m22.2 mi
ÞríhyrningurNE713 m17.7 mi
SkjannanípaENE707 m22.1 mi
HoltsnúpurENE663 m17.9 mi
StórhöfðiNE541 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:3419:35
June solstice03:0521:5523:42
September equinox07:0418:2419:25
December solstice11:05—15:35

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3676442522

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