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Hnjótafjall

Hnjótafjall, seen from above at true elevation

Hnjótafjall rises to 1,130 m. Grjótárdalshnjúkur stands 1,381 m to the southeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Vörðufjall, a peak 1.3 miles away. Ring Road passes 19 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1130 m

How to reach it

Coordinates65.84744, -18.94734

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Vörðufjall: 1.3 mi
  • Vífilfsfjall: 2.2 mi
  • Einstakafjall: 2.3 mi
  • Deilir: 2.4 mi
  • Sandskálarhnjúkur: 2.8 mi
Museums: 17
  • Nýibær: 9.2 mi
  • Sögusetur Íslenska Hestsins: 9.2 mi
  • Samgönguminjasafnið í Stóragerði: 10.6 mi
  • Vesturfarasetrið: 13.8 mi
  • Hvoll: 14.6 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Tungufell: 7.3 mi
  • Séra Friðrik Friðriksson: 15.1 mi
  • Hrafna-Flóki: 16.1 mi
  • Vatnsendi: 18.5 mi
  • Skarðdalskot: 19.3 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Auðunarstofa: 9.1 mi
  • Hólar: 9.2 mi
  • Grafarkirkja: 12.0 mi
  • Bjórböðin: 17.8 mi
  • Skagafjörður: 17.8 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Ingjaldsfossar: 7.0 mi
  • waterfull: 9.6 mi
  • Reykjafoss: 9.6 mi
  • Holárfoss: 10.6 mi
  • Þverá;waterfull: 12.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Svarfaðardalur: 13.6 mi
  • Böggvistaðafjall: 14.0 mi
  • Hraun í Öxnadal: 21.7 mi
Hot springs: 2
Parks: 1
  • Biskupagarður: 9.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Gvendarbrunnur: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Gústi Guðsmaður: 21.0 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
GrjótárdalshnjúkurSE 132°1,381 m8.4 mi
StaðargangnafjallSSE 154°1,370 m9.3 mi
SveinsstaðafjallSE 128°1,325 m8.9 mi
Tjarnhólahnjúkur SyðriESE 111°1,301 m6.8 mi
Tjarnhólahnjúkur YtriESE 107°1,283 m7.5 mi
IngjaldurSSE 150°1,275 m8.0 mi
Systur 02NE 56°1,272 m6.3 mi
Systur 01NE 52°1,260 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:2319:30
June solsticeMidnight sun——
September equinox06:5818:1419:21
December solstice11:47—14:42

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4358711620

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