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Jökulshöfuð

Jökulshöfuð, seen from above at true elevation

Jökulshöfuð rises to 845 m. Hábunga Mýrdalsjökuls stands 1,495 m to the west-northwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Sker, a peak 0.6 miles away. Ring Road passes 7.4 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
845 m

How to reach it

Coordinates63.55562, -18.96240

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sker: 0.6 mi
  • Kambsheiði: 0.9 mi
  • Rjúpnafell: 1.6 mi
  • Mælifell: 1.6 mi
  • Kerlingar: 2.3 mi
Waterfalls: 29
  • Huldufoss: 1.1 mi
  • Remundargilsfossi: 3.3 mi
  • Bíniöfoss: 8.9 mi
  • Uxafótafoss: 9.2 mi
  • Hrúthálsafoss: 12.6 mi
Attractions: 17
Cliffs: 12
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 2
Parks: 1
  • Guðlaugsblettur: 9.6 mi
Artworks: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Álftaversgígar: 15.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Strútslaug: 22.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Jökulshöfuð. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hábunga MýrdalsjökulsWNW 291°1,495 m3.8 mi
IllhöfuðNW 318°871 m15.8 mi
MerkurtungnahausWNW 293°868 m17.2 mi
MófellNW 308°853 m16.0 mi
RjúpnafellNW 306°824 m16.8 mi
ÖldufellNNE 13°810 m14.3 mi
ÚtigönguhöfðiWNW 297°805 m17.0 mi
MælifellN 2°799 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:2819:30
June solstice02:5821:5023:39
September equinox06:5918:1819:20
December solstice11:02—15:28

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4268467494

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