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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: 3
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 16.5 miles of Hrossatindur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
LambafellN 354°1,201 m13.2 mi
JökultindurNNW 330°1,171 m14.1 mi
MýrarfellWSW 239°1,168 m14.2 mi
HrossatindurW 262°1,156 m9.5 mi
NóntindurW 268°1,141 m11.6 mi
SauðdalstindurWSW 252°1,115 m7.3 mi
KistufellNW 309°1,111 m12.5 mi
ÞúfutindurNNE 17°1,091 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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