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Hnúta

Hnúta, seen from above at true elevation

Hnúta rises to 539 m. Hágöngur stands 1,118 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Helgastaðafjall, a peak 3.3 miles away. Ring Road passes 7.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
539 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates63.97140, -17.94362

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 10
Attractions: 6
  • Dverghamrar: 8.8 mi
  • Núpsstaður: 11.1 mi
  • Kirkjugólf: 12.6 mi
  • Fjaðrárgljúfur: 15.4 mi
  • Skógargil: 15.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Byrði sögunnar: 13.1 mi
  • The Gold Nugget: 13.2 mi
Historic sites: 1
Museums: 1
  • Kirkjubaejarstofa: 13.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Guðlaug: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Eldgjá: 19.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Hnúta. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HágöngurNNE1,118 m15.8 mi
SveinstindurWNW1,089 m17.1 mi
BjarnarskerNE1,006 m13.3 mi
BjörninnENE959 m12.3 mi
HáskanefNNW926 m16.9 mi
KringlaNW897 m16.2 mi
UxatindarWNW864 m16.7 mi
BlængurNW833 m9.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:2319:26
June solstice02:4421:5023:44
September equinox06:5518:1319:16
December solstice11:04—15:17

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4387936971

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