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Hofstaðafjall

Hofstaðafjall, seen from above at true elevation

Hofstaðafjall rises to 998 m. Péturhnjúkur stands 1,406 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Þverfjall, a peak 1.3 miles away. Ring Road passes 7.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
998 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates65.66252, -19.27339

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Þverfjall: 1.3 mi
  • Tungufjall: 2.0 mi
  • Þverárdalsfjall: 3.2 mi
  • Hjaltastaðafjall: 4.1 mi
  • Nautabúshnjúkur: 4.5 mi
Museums: 7
  • Sögusetur Íslenska Hestsins: 6.7 mi
  • Nýibær: 6.7 mi
  • Glaumbær: 7.5 mi
  • Náttúrugripasafn Skagafjarðar: 9.1 mi
  • Samgönguminjasafnið í Stóragerði: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Hólar: 6.7 mi
  • Auðunarstofa: 6.7 mi
  • Skagafjörður: 9.8 mi
  • Ernan (skipsflak): 11.1 mi
  • Hannesarskjól: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
  • Ingjaldsfossar: 12.0 mi
  • Reykjafoss: 12.0 mi
  • Bólugilsfoss: 14.6 mi
  • Háaleitisfoss: 16.6 mi
  • Holárfoss: 20.7 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Stephan G. Stephansson: 11.5 mi
  • Tungufell: 12.8 mi
  • Tyrfingsstadir á Kjálka: 19.4 mi
Hot springs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Gvendarbrunnur: 6.7 mi
Parks: 1
  • Biskupagarður: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Hraun í Öxnadal: 20.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
PéturhnjúkurE1,406 m12.7 mi
StaðargangnafjallENE1,370 m14.1 mi
LeiðarhnjúkarE1,316 m14.2 mi
GíslahnjúkurE1,308 m13.9 mi
EiríkshnjúkurE1,305 m13.4 mi
LambárhnjúkurSE1,282 m7.0 mi
IngjaldurENE1,275 m14.5 mi
SandárhnjúkurESE1,274 m13.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:2519:32
June solstice01:3722:1201:02
September equinox06:5918:1519:22
December solstice11:44—14:48

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4356628681

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