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Herðubreið

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Elevation
1,682 m
Tallest summit within 21.5 miles
Þorvaldstindur1,516 m · 16.0 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road21.8 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:20local time
Coordinates
65.1749, -16.3462

Herðubreið rises to 1,682 m. Þorvaldstindur stands 1,516 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Gljúfrasmiður, a waterfall 4.3 miles away. Ring Road passes 22 miles off.

volcano in Iceland

Wikidata Q961546, matched on coordinates and name (952 m apart).

Elevation
1682 m

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Herðubreið. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ÞorvaldstindurSW 225°1,516 m16.0 mi
DyngjufjöllWSW 242°1,394 m17.5 mi
WattsfellSW 231°1,317 m18.0 mi
HáihnjúkurWSW 252°1,311 m13.5 mi
KollurWSW 248°1,238 m11.2 mi
EggertNNW 327°1,224 m6.2 mi
KollóttadyngjaWNW 298°1,168 m6.6 mi
StórakistaWSW 241°1,098 m9.0 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 4
Historic sites: 2
Attractions: 1
Museums: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:1419:20
June solstice01:5921:5500:16
September equinox06:4818:0519:10
December solstice11:2014:48

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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