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Hjarðarfell

Hjarðarfell, seen from above at true elevation

Hjarðarfell rises to 425 m. Hafratindur stands 923 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bakkafell, a peak 3.0 miles away. Ring Road passes 10 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
425 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates65.31456, -21.42892
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 21
  • Drifandagil Waterfall: 8.8 mi
  • Hvarfsdalsfossar: 10.2 mi
  • Ólafsdalsfossar: 10.5 mi
  • Gullfoss: 11.5 mi
  • Efri-Stokkafoss: 11.5 mi
Historic sites: 11
Museums: 6
Attractions: 3
  • Ánastaðarstapi: 17.0 mi
  • Eiríksstaðir: 17.9 mi
  • Bjartmarssteinn: 21.2 mi
Artworks: 2
Hot springs: 2
Springs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Hrísey: 21.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Hjarðarfell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HafratindurW923 m16.1 mi
SkeggöxlWSW815 m16.6 mi
HólkonuhnúkurWNW723 m6.9 mi
HrossaborgWSW722 m18.9 mi
GaflfellWNW696 m5.4 mi
MiðfjallW616 m11.7 mi
SkothryggurWSW613 m16.0 mi
HeiðarbæjarheiðiNNW612 m18.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:3419:40
June solstice02:1322:1700:44
September equinox07:0818:2519:30
December solstice11:44—15:05

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4338818486

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