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Jafnafell

Jafnafell, seen from above at true elevation

Jafnafell rises to 501 m. Bláfjall stands 1,206 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandfell, a peak 2.0 miles away. Ring Road passes 5.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 501 m

Getting there

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Coordinates65.52165, -17.27023

5.6 mi off the Ring Road

Overlooks nearby

Goðafoss · 14 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Sandfell: 2.0 mi
Kálfborgarárfell: 3.8 mi
Laugafell: 4.2 mi
Brunnfell: 4.3 mi
Steinfell: 4.5 mi

Attractions15

Hamarshólar: 7.5 mi
Rófugerðishóll: 7.6 mi
Ytri Kleifarhóll: 7.9 mi
Fellshóll: 8.2 mi
Vindbelgur: 8.3 mi

Waterfalls7

Ingvararfoss: 10.9 mi
Aldeyjarfoss: 10.9 mi
Hrafnabjargafoss: 12.7 mi
Geitafoss: 13.7 mi
Goðafoss: 13.7 mi

Museums5

Fuglasafn Sigurgeirs: 10.8 mi
Kröflustöð: 18.9 mi
Ystafell Transportation Museum: 19.9 mi
Grenjaðarstaður: 20.8 mi
Flugsafnið: 24.7 mi

Historic sites4

Skútustaðagígar: 7.8 mi
Hallgrímur og Ólafía: 12.2 mi
Minnismerki um Stofnun SÍS: 20.0 mi
Beitarhús: 21.4 mi

Nature reserves3

Dimmuborgir: 11.5 mi
Seljahjallagil: 12.3 mi
Hverfjall: 12.7 mi

Artworks2

Gróður jarðar: 12.0 mi
Flugsýn: 24.8 mi

Rest areas1

Ljósavatn: 17.0 mi

Cliffs1

Munkaþverá: 23.1 mi

On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Jafnafell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Bláfjall	ESE 117°	1,206 m	13.6 mi
Tungufjall	WSW 255°	994 m	13.0 mi
Sellandafjall	SE 139°	988 m	10.3 mi
Ketilhyrnur	ESE 106°	970 m	18.2 mi
Búrfell	E 83°	953 m	18.0 mi
Kambfell	W 263°	924 m	10.6 mi
Háafell	WNW 303°	917 m	16.1 mi
Jónstindur	NNE 32°	883 m	20.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:11	18:17	19:24
June solstice	01:43	22:02	00:40
September equinox	06:52	18:08	19:14
December solstice	11:32	—	14:44

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4790680896

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