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Hörðubreið

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Elevation
822 m
Tallest summit within 14.0 miles
Sveinstindur1,089 m · 12.5 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road21.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
23:47local time
Coordinates
63.9654, -18.6754

Hörðubreið rises to 822 m. Sveinstindur stands 1,089 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Skuggafjöll, a peak 1.6 miles away. Ring Road passes 21 miles off.

The record
Elevation
822 m
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Hörðubreið. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SveinstindurNE 39°1,089 m12.5 mi
TindafjallWSW 251°1,056 m3.6 mi
SandfellWSW 237°1,033 m12.3 mi
SkalliW 266°1,027 m11.2 mi
KirkjufellW 278°973 m8.4 mi
StrúturSW 222°971 m11.8 mi
GrettirNE 44°958 m7.0 mi
BláhnúkurW 274°945 m12.0 mi
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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 18
Attractions: 7
Historic sites: 3
Hot springs: 2
Museums: 1
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:2619:29
June solstice02:4721:5323:47
September equinox06:5818:1619:19
December solstice11:07—15:20

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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