Peak · Iceland
Hvannfell
Hvannfell rises to 671 m. Bláfjall stands 1,206 m to the south-southwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Sauðahnjúkur, a peak 0.8 miles away. Ring Road passes 6.9 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 671 m
How to reach it
Coordinates65.54608, -16.75543
- 6.9 mi off the Ring Road
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sauðahnjúkur: 0.8 mi
- Stórihnjúkur: 1.4 mi
- Lúdentskál: 2.5 mi
- Búrfell: 3.2 mi
- Hraunbunga: 3.4 mi
Attractions: 14
- Lofthellir Lava Cave: 1.1 mi
- Kirkja: 5.0 mi
- Gatklettur: 5.2 mi
- Hallarflöt: 5.4 mi
- Klasar: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Ingvararfoss: 20.6 mi
- Selfoss: 20.7 mi
- Ingvararfoss: 20.8 mi
- Aldeyjarfoss: 20.8 mi
- Dettifoss: 21.3 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Seljahjallagil: 4.1 mi
- Dimmuborgir: 5.1 mi
- Hverfjall: 5.5 mi
- Dettifoss, Selfoss og Hafragilsfoss: 21.5 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Hallgrímur og Ólafía: 7.0 mi
- Skútustaðagígar: 8.0 mi
- Fagridalur: 23.9 mi
Museums: 2
- Fuglasafn Sigurgeirs: 8.9 mi
- Kröflustöð: 10.8 mi
Artworks: 1
- Gróður jarðar: 7.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Hvannfell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bláfjall | SSW 199° | 1,206 m | 8.3 mi |
| Herðubreiðarfjöll | SSE 149° | 1,095 m | 17.3 mi |
| Hrúthálsar | SSE 158° | 1,047 m | 19.4 mi |
| Sellandafjall | SW 220° | 988 m | 12.5 mi |
| Ketilhyrnur | SSE 157° | 970 m | 7.2 mi |
| Búrfell | E 83° | 953 m | 3.2 mi |
| Jónstindur | NNW 346° | 883 m | 16.1 mi |
| Fremri-Grímsstaðanúpur | E 99° | 881 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:15 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 01:39 | 22:00 | 00:40 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:05 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 11:31 | — | 14:41 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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