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Hnjúkar

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Elevation
204 m
Tallest summit within 14.6 miles
Jörundarfell1,038 m · 12.0 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road1.1 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:35local time
Coordinates
65.6378, -20.2067

Hnjúkar rises to 204 m. Jörundarfell stands 1,038 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Holtsbunga, a peak 2.0 miles away. Ring Road passes 1.1 miles off.

The record
Elevation
204 m
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Hnjúkar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
JörundarfellS 187°1,038 m12.0 mi
IllviðrishnjúkurENE 58°961 m6.6 mi
SvarthamrarS 170°931 m10.7 mi
IllviðrishnjúkurESE 102°900 m10.5 mi
VörðufellSSW 192°882 m9.7 mi
GrundarkotshnjúkarESE 106°847 m6.5 mi
MosaskarðS 185°823 m13.1 mi
Syðri-GrjótárbotnE 89°790 m10.0 mi
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Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 25
Waterfalls: 7
Attractions: 6
Museums: 5
Hot springs: 1
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:2919:35
June solstice01:4422:1501:02
September equinox07:0318:1919:26
December solstice11:47—14:53

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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