Peak · Iceland
Húsfell
Húsfell rises to 288 m. Bláfjallahorn stands 702 m to the east-southeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Búrfell, a peak 1.1 miles away. Ring Road passes 5.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 288 m
How to reach it
Coordinates64.02639, -21.79911
- 5.2 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bird watching · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
Historic sites
- Gjárétt: 1.8 mi
- Bautasteinn 3: 3.4 mi
- Bautasteinn 2: 3.4 mi
- Bautasteinn 1: 3.4 mi
- Upplýsingaskilti — Setbergsrústin: 4.8 mi
Artworks
- Táknatréð: 4.3 mi
- Samspil: 5.0 mi
- Stúpa: 5.1 mi
- Mynd: 5.4 mi
- Uppsprettan: 5.6 mi
Attractions: 53
- Vatnsgjáin: 1.8 mi
- Aurora Basecamp: 4.3 mi
- Álfaborg: 5.6 mi
- Leikskólalundur: 6.1 mi
- Borholuhús: 6.5 mi
Museums: 43
- Hönnunarsafn Íslands: 5.7 mi
- Byggðasafn Hafnarfjarðar: 5.7 mi
- Kvikmyndasafn Íslands: 5.7 mi
- Bookless Bungalow: 5.9 mi
- Árbæjarsafn: 6.4 mi
Parks: 40
- Guðmundarlundur: 3.4 mi
- Magnúsarlundur: 3.7 mi
- Seljabotnar: 5.4 mi
- Óla Run tún: 5.5 mi
- Hellisgerði: 5.7 mi
Waterfalls: 40
- Litli-Foss: 4.8 mi
- Breiðholtsfoss: 5.7 mi
- Selásfoss: 5.8 mi
- Selfoss: 6.2 mi
- Kermóafossar: 6.2 mi
Nature reserves: 39
- Bláfjallafólkvangur: 1.3 mi
- Búrfell: 1.5 mi
- Litluborgir: 1.6 mi
- Kaldárhraun og Gjárnar: 2.8 mi
- Riddaralundurinn: 3.8 mi
Springs: 25
- Skátalaug: 11.2 mi
- Hot spring: 14.7 mi
- Mud Pot: 15.5 mi
- Mud Pot: 15.8 mi
- Mud Pot: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Langahlíð: 4.0 mi
- Gálgaklettar: 7.1 mi
- Innristapi: 8.3 mi
- Þórishamar: 9.0 mi
- Syðristapi: 9.2 mi
Gardens: 5
- Hermannsgarður í Guðmundarlundi: 3.4 mi
- Mislundur: 3.4 mi
- Vífilsstaðagarður: 4.6 mi
- Rósagarðurinn: 6.3 mi
- Urtagarður í Nesi: 11.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hjallaflatir: 2.0 mi
- Vífilsstaðahlíð: 3.3 mi
Beaches: 2
- Þorli: 16.9 mi
- Langisandur: 21.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Hverahild: 13.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Akranesviti: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Húsfell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bláfjallahorn | ESE 121° | 702 m | 6.2 mi |
| Bláfjallahryggur | E 99° | 691 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bláfjöll | ESE 106° | 671 m | 6.7 mi |
| Kerlingarhnúkur | SE 125° | 660 m | 6.6 mi |
| Vífilsfell | E 84° | 655 m | 7.4 mi |
| Hvirfill | S 178° | 621 m | 4.6 mi |
| Heiðartoppur | SE 134° | 613 m | 6.7 mi |
| Stóra-Kóngsfell | ESE 113° | 602 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 18:39 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 02:58 | 22:06 | 00:01 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:29 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 11:20 | — | 15:32 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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