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Hrólfshólar

Hrólfshólar, seen from above at true elevation

Hrólfshólar rises to 333 m. Skriða stands 946 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Alda, a peak 2.8 miles away. Ring Road passes 12 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
333 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.11770, -20.83090

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Alda: 2.8 mi
  • Lyngdalsheiði: 3.1 mi
  • Búrfell: 3.6 mi
  • Kaldárhöfði: 4.8 mi
  • Kerið: 5.6 mi
Waterfalls: 37
Attractions: 30
Springs: 27
  • Mud Pot: 11.3 mi
  • Mud Pot: 11.9 mi
  • Mud Pot: 11.9 mi
  • Mud Pot: 11.9 mi
  • Hot Spring: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 25
  • Kerið: 5.6 mi
  • Bæjargjá: 10.1 mi
  • Gildruholtsgjá: 10.7 mi
  • Hlíðargjá: 12.1 mi
  • Kræklugjá: 12.4 mi
Historic sites: 12
Hot springs: 12
  • Hverahild: 17.3 mi
  • Hrunalaug: 17.4 mi
  • Þvottahver: 20.7 mi
  • Sóði: 20.7 mi
  • Sísjóðandi: 20.7 mi
Parks: 6
  • Yndisskógur: 3.3 mi
  • Skrúðgarðurinn: 13.3 mi
  • Tryggvagarður: 13.5 mi
  • Sigtúnsgarður: 13.6 mi
  • Ungmennafélagsgarður: 15.5 mi
Artworks: 5
Picnic sites: 1
  • Guðmundarlundur: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Bringur: 21.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Þorli: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Hrólfshólar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SkriðaNNE 15°946 m17.0 mi
RauðafellNNE 28°924 m16.2 mi
SkefilfjöllN 5°897 m12.9 mi
KlukkutindarN 10°880 m13.7 mi
KálfstindarN 360°877 m10.2 mi
SkeggiW 263°815 m14.8 mi
MiðdalsfjallNNE 21°769 m14.4 mi
NesjaskyggnirW 261°767 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:3519:38
June solstice02:5222:0323:59
September equinox07:0618:2519:28
December solstice11:18—15:26

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4368414126

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