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Hnúkar

Hnúkar, seen from above at true elevation

Hnúkar rises to 831 m. Háskerðingur stands 1,281 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Grænafjall, a peak 1.7 miles away. Ring Road passes 27 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
831 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates64.01186, -18.82342
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 37
  • Eldgjá: 7.0 mi
  • Eldgjá: 7.0 mi
  • Eldgjá: 7.0 mi
  • Eldgjá: 7.0 mi
  • Eldgjá: 7.0 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Ofærufoss: 7.0 mi
  • Ófærufoss: 7.1 mi
  • Silfurfoss: 9.7 mi
  • Tungnaárfellsfoss: 11.0 mi
  • Sigöldugljúfur: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 4
Hot springs: 2
Historic sites: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Hnúkar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HáskerðingurSW 228°1,281 m12.2 mi
ReykjaföllWSW 239°1,165 m11.2 mi
LitlhöfðiW 264°1,146 m12.9 mi
HrafntinnuskerWSW 243°1,141 m12.1 mi
StöðullWSW 243°1,132 m11.3 mi
HáaldaW 262°1,128 m10.3 mi
LöðmundurWNW 288°1,077 m11.7 mi
TindafjallSSE 166°1,056 m4.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:2719:30
June solstice02:4721:5423:49
September equinox06:5818:1719:19
December solstice11:08—15:20

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4212125606

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