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Hrói
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
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
- Bæjarfoss: 1.4 mi
- Rjúkandi: 1.6 mi
- Kerlingarfoss: 2.6 mi
- Svöðufoss: 3.0 mi
- Snekkjufoss: 3.3 mi
Museums: 4
- Pakkhús: 1.7 mi
- Sjóminjasafnið á Hellissandi: 5.5 mi
- Sjómannagarðurinn: 5.5 mi
- Bjarnarhöfn Museum: 24.0 mi
Artworks: 4
- Jöklarar: 5.5 mi
- Beðið í von: 5.7 mi
- Bárður Snæfellsás: 7.9 mi
- Veðurhorfur: 14.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Kristjón Jónsson: 5.4 mi
- Laugarbrekka: 8.1 mi
- Sýn: 14.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Bárðarlaug: 7.9 mi
- Ströndin við Stapa og Hellna: 8.2 mi
- Búðahraun: 10.6 mi
Parks: 1
- Sjómannagarðurinn: 1.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Þúfubjarg: 9.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Hrói. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snæfellsjökull - Miðþúfa | SSW 198° | 1,446 m | 5.0 mi |
| Snæfellsjökull - Vesturþúfa | SSW 200° | 1,442 m | 5.4 mi |
| Norðurþúfa | SSW 198° | 1,390 m | 4.8 mi |
| Sandfell | SSW 207° | 1,217 m | 5.4 mi |
| Þríhyrningur | SSW 198° | 1,191 m | 4.1 mi |
| Böðvarskúla | E 83° | 988 m | 11.1 mi |
| Kaldnasaborgir | E 79° | 986 m | 10.6 mi |
| Örn | E 87° | 934 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 18:45 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 02:41 | 22:21 | 00:34 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:35 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 11:44 | — | 15:24 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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