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Þjófafell

Þjófafell, seen from above at true elevation

Þjófafell rises to 916 m. Hofsjökull stands 1,782 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Þverfell, a peak 1.3 miles away. Ring Road passes 29 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
916 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates64.80992, -19.67611
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Hot springs: 11
  • Mýrarhver: 5.1 mi
  • Eyvindarhver: 5.1 mi
  • Rauðihver: 5.1 mi
  • Öskurhóll: 5.1 mi
  • Bláhver: 5.1 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Eyvindarett: 4.9 mi
  • Hveravellir: 5.2 mi
  • Hveradalir: 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Prisoners of freedom: 5.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Hveravellir: 5.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Þjófafell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HofsjökullE1,782 m23.8 mi
SnækollurSE1,488 m17.5 mi
HverahnúkurSE1,453 m17.5 mi
SnótSE1,446 m17.9 mi
Langjökull - norðurbungaWNW1,438 m7.3 mi
LoðmundurSE1,429 m17.7 mi
FannborgSE1,428 m17.3 mi
HrútfellsjökullSSW1,396 m5.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:2819:33
June solstice02:2722:0500:15
September equinox07:0118:1919:23
December solstice11:26—15:09

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4353040503

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