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Hrói

Hrói, seen from above at true elevation

Hrói rises to 495 m. Snæfellsjökull - Miðþúfa stands 1,446 m to the south-southwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Bæjarfoss, a waterfall 1.4 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
495 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.87214, -23.72639

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 15
  • Tindur SH179: 1.8 mi
  • Rauðfeldsgjá: 5.5 mi
  • Hellissandur street art: 5.7 mi
  • Fish huts: 6.3 mi
  • Írskrabrunnur: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 13
Museums: 4
  • Pakkhús: 1.7 mi
  • Sjóminjasafnið á Hellissandi: 5.5 mi
  • Sjómannagarðurinn: 5.5 mi
  • Bjarnarhöfn Museum: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 4
Nature reserves: 3
  • Bárðarlaug: 7.9 mi
  • Ströndin við Stapa og Hellna: 8.2 mi
  • Búðahraun: 10.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Þúfubjarg: 9.6 mi
  • Þúfubjarg: 9.6 mi
  • Þúfubjarg: 9.7 mi
Parks: 1
  • Sjómannagarðurinn: 1.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Hrói. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snæfellsjökull - MiðþúfaSSW 198°1,446 m5.0 mi
Snæfellsjökull - VesturþúfaSSW 200°1,442 m5.4 mi
NorðurþúfaSSW 198°1,390 m4.8 mi
SandfellSSW 207°1,217 m5.4 mi
ÞríhyrningurSSW 198°1,191 m4.1 mi
BöðvarskúlaE 83°988 m11.1 mi
KaldnasaborgirE 79°986 m10.6 mi
ÖrnE 87°934 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3718:4519:49
June solstice02:4122:2100:34
September equinox07:1818:3519:39
December solstice11:44—15:24

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3726898677

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