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Hofstaðafjall

Hofstaðafjall, seen from above at true elevation

Hofstaðafjall rises to 998 m. Jökulfjall stands 1,408 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
JökulfjallE 97°1,408 m12.6 mi
PéturhnjúkurE 85°1,406 m12.7 mi
StaðargangnafjallENE 72°1,370 m14.1 mi
LeiðarhnjúkarE 81°1,316 m14.2 mi
GíslahnjúkurE 97°1,308 m13.9 mi
EiríkshnjúkurE 85°1,305 m13.4 mi
LambárhnjúkurSE 132°1,282 m7.0 mi
IngjaldurENE 66°1,275 m14.5 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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