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Hvolsmælir

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Elevation
437 m
Tallest summit within 11.7 miles
Súla1,136 m · 2.4 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road20.5 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:10local time
Coordinates
65.5047, -13.8754

Hvolsmælir rises to 437 m. Súla stands 1,136 m to the west-northwest, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Brýr, a peak 0.7 miles away. Ring Road passes 21 miles off.

The record
Elevation
437 m
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Hvolsmælir. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SúlaWNW 296°1,136 m2.4 mi
HerfellSSW 205°1,064 m10.5 mi
NorðdalshnjúkurSSW 209°1,057 m9.6 mi
KerlingarfjallSSW 197°1,052 m7.5 mi
MiðfellSSW 198°1,034 m8.4 mi
DyrfjallstindurNW 320°1,025 m1.8 mi
BotndalsfjallSW 221°1,013 m9.2 mi
KarlfellS 191°938 m7.9 mi
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Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 10
Attractions: 8
Historic sites: 7
Museums: 2
Beaches: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:0419:10
June solstice01:3121:4800:25
September equinox06:3817:5419:00
December solstice11:18—14:30

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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