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Hrossatindur

Hrossatindur, seen from above at true elevation

Hrossatindur rises to 981 m. Lambafell stands 1,201 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Kjalfjall, a peak 0.8 miles away. Ring Road passes 2.8 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
981 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.73756, -14.22330

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Kjalfjall: 0.8 mi
  • Grjóthólatindur: 1.1 mi
  • Kerlingartindur: 1.5 mi
  • Berunestindur: 1.5 mi
  • Grunnadalstindur: 1.5 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Fjárdrápsfoss: 2.9 mi
  • Flögufoss: 7.2 mi
  • Nykurhylsfoss: 7.7 mi
  • Vindássfoss: 9.4 mi
  • Múlafoss: 10.3 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Eysteinn Jónsson: 5.9 mi
  • Víðinesi: 9.9 mi
  • Hjálmar Guðmundsson: 10.9 mi
  • Rex NS-3: 14.7 mi
  • Gideon: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Blábjörg á Berufjarðarströnd: 3.4 mi
  • Bones and stones museum - gift shop: 5.7 mi
  • Steinasafn Petru: 12.2 mi
  • Helgustaðanáma: 23.1 mi
Museums: 4
Artworks: 2
  • Eggin í Gleðivík: 5.6 mi
  • Frelsi: 5.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Saxa: 13.9 mi
  • Langisandur: 21.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Teigarhorn: 6.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
Parks: 1
  • Grænafell: 20.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Hrossatindur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
LambafellN1,201 m13.2 mi
JökultindurNNW1,171 m14.1 mi
MýrarfellWSW1,168 m14.2 mi
HrossatindurW1,156 m9.5 mi
SauðdalstindurWSW1,115 m7.3 mi
KistufellNW1,111 m12.5 mi
HoffellNNE1,092 m16.8 mi
ÞúfutindurNNE1,091 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:0719:11
June solstice02:0821:4223:51
September equinox06:4017:5719:01
December solstice11:03—14:48

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4680198409

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