Hvannadalshnúkur
Hvannadalshnúkur rises to 2,110 m. Sveinstindur stands 2,059 m to the east, 1.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Dyrhamar, a peak 0.9 miles away. Ring Road passes 6.2 miles off. 78 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
The story
Hvannadalshnjúkur (pronounced [ˈkʰvanːaˌtalsˌn̥juːkʏr̥, ˈxʷa-]) or Hvannadalshnúkur Icelandic pronunciation: [-ˌn̥uːkʏr̥] is a pyramidal peak on the northwestern rim of the summit crater of the Öræfajökull volcano in Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland. Its summit is the highest point and the only Ultra-prominent peak in the country.
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Wikidata Q140084, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2110 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Fjallsárlón · 9 mi
- Jökulsárlón · 15 mi
78 named places within 25 miles
- Dyrhamar: 0.9 mi
- Tindaborg: 1.0 mi
- Snæbreið: 1.3 mi
- Sveinstindur: 1.9 mi
- Rótarfjallshnúkur: 2.7 mi
- Múlafoss: 6.1 mi
- Stigafoss: 6.2 mi
- Hangandifoss: 6.6 mi
- Grófarlækjarfoss: 8.2 mi
- Sionyfoss: 8.3 mi
- Sel: 9.5 mi
- Sel: 9.5 mi
- Sel: 9.5 mi
- Þórbergur: 21.4 mi
- Gigjukvisl Bridge Memorial: 8.8 mi
- EIÐUR FLUGVIRKJANS: 23.6 mi
- Falljökull: 3.9 mi
- Sandfell: 6.0 mi
- Ingólfshöfði: 14.8 mi
- Breiðamerkursandur: 15.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hvannadalshnúkur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sveinstindur | E 100° | 2,059 m | 1.9 mi |
| Dyrhamar | WSW 238° | 1,917 m | 0.9 mi |
| Hrútfjallstindar - hátindur | NW 321° | 1,877 m | 3.2 mi |
| Hrútfjallstindar - miðtindur | NW 319° | 1,861 m | 3.0 mi |
| Hrútfjallstindar - suðurtindur | NW 315° | 1,860 m | 3.0 mi |
| Vestari hnappur | SSE 156° | 1,849 m | 2.9 mi |
| Þuríðartindur | NNE 14° | 1,741 m | 4.8 mi |
| Tindaborg | NW 315° | 1,695 m | 1.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:18 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 02:38 | 21:45 | 23:40 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:08 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 11:00 | — | 15:11 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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