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Hrauneyjafell

Hrauneyjafell, seen from above at true elevation

Hrauneyjafell rises to 531 m. Öxl stands 1,214 m to the southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Þykkuöldur, a peak 2.7 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
531 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates64.17295, -19.25460
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 38
  • Hekla caldera: 17.6 mi
  • Eldgjá: 23.9 mi
  • Eldgjá: 23.9 mi
  • Eldgjá: 23.9 mi
  • Eldgjá: 23.9 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Sigöldufoss: 3.8 mi
  • Sigöldugljúfur: 4.2 mi
  • Tungnaárfellsfoss: 6.1 mi
  • Gljúfurleitarfoss: 10.0 mi
  • Rauðufossar: 10.9 mi
Attractions: 5
Historic sites: 4
Hot springs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Reykholtslaug: 16.8 mi
Museums: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Hrauneyjafell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ÖxlSW 226°1,214 m18.7 mi
LaufafellS 189°1,184 m18.0 mi
ReykjaföllSSE 168°1,165 m17.2 mi
LitlhöfðiS 179°1,146 m12.6 mi
HrafntinnuskerS 172°1,141 m16.7 mi
StöðullS 169°1,132 m16.5 mi
HáaldaSSE 167°1,128 m12.9 mi
LöðmundurSSE 166°1,077 m7.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:2819:31
June solstice02:4421:5723:55
September equinox07:0018:1819:21
December solstice11:13—15:19

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/1832376804

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