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Hvirfildalsöxl

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Elevation
796 m
Tallest summit within 22.7 miles
Þórðarhyrna1,659 m · 17.7 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road4.1 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
23:44local time
Coordinates
64.0165, -17.5119

Hvirfildalsöxl rises to 796 m. Þórðarhyrna stands 1,659 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Loftsárhnúkur, a peak 1.4 miles away. Ring Road passes 4.1 miles off.

The record
Elevation
796 m
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Hvirfildalsöxl. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ÞórðarhyrnaN 358°1,659 m17.7 mi
GeirvörturN 349°1,436 m15.0 mi
MiðfellstindurENE 67°1,430 m18.3 mi
SkarðatindurENE 75°1,385 m20.5 mi
HáaldaENE 64°1,285 m16.5 mi
ÞumallENE 65°1,279 m17.5 mi
BlátindurENE 69°1,177 m13.8 mi
BlátindurENE 69°1,177 m13.9 mi
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Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 13
Attractions: 5
Museums: 4
Historic sites: 2
Hot springs: 1
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:2119:24
June solstice02:4121:4923:44
September equinox06:5318:1219:14
December solstice11:03—15:15

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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