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Hrosshnjúkur

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Elevation
1,430 m
Tallest summit within 10.4 miles
Kerling1,536 m · 4.9 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road0.8 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:28local time
Coordinates
65.6171, -18.3453

Hrosshnjúkur rises to 1,430 m. Kerling stands 1,536 m to the south-southeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Kambsfjall, a peak 0.7 miles away. Ring Road passes 0.8 miles off.

Elevation
1430 m

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Hrosshnjúkur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KerlingSSE 148°1,536 m4.9 mi
TröllafjallS 176°1,483 m1.6 mi
KistaNNE 31°1,474 m1.6 mi
StrýtaNNE 30°1,456 m2.2 mi
TröllafjallSSW 193°1,454 m0.8 mi
TröllahyrnaS 178°1,430 m2.2 mi
StóristallurS 185°1,425 m5.0 mi
JökulborgSSW 203°1,421 m2.8 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 5
Rest areas: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:2119:28
June solstice01:3922:0700:53
September equinox06:5618:1219:18
December solstice11:3914:46

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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