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Jökultindur

Jökultindur, seen from above at true elevation

Jökultindur rises to 1,171 m. Kistufell stands 1,239 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Smjörhnúta, a peak 2.2 miles away. Ring Road passes 8.6 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1171 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.91489, -14.46357

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Smjörhnúta: 2.2 mi
  • Miðtindur: 2.4 mi
  • Tó: 3.0 mi
  • Breiðitindur: 3.6 mi
  • Rauðafell: 4.2 mi
Waterfalls: 25
  • Flögufoss: 7.1 mi
  • Folaldafoss: 8.2 mi
  • Hænubrekkufoss: 8.5 mi
  • Nykurhylsfoss: 11.2 mi
  • Múlafoss: 11.3 mi
Historic sites: 15
  • Hjálmar Guðmundsson: 8.0 mi
  • Víðinesi: 11.1 mi
  • byssustæði: 11.2 mi
  • Rex NS-3: 13.0 mi
  • Gideon: 13.0 mi
Museums: 7
Attractions: 7
  • Guttormslundur: 15.0 mi
  • Blábjörg á Berufjarðarströnd: 15.0 mi
  • Steinasafn Petru: 18.0 mi
  • Bones and stones museum - gift shop: 18.3 mi
  • Helgustaðanáma: 19.6 mi
Artworks: 4
Parks: 3
  • Grænafell: 9.5 mi
  • Listigarðurinn: 24.1 mi
  • Sigfúsarlundur: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Saxa: 20.0 mi
  • Langisandur: 20.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Teigarhorn: 15.7 mi
Hot springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Jökultindur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KistufellN 8°1,239 m10.2 mi
LambafellE 81°1,201 m5.7 mi
SkúmhötturN 357°1,182 m8.8 mi
SandfellN 355°1,157 m11.0 mi
BotnatindurN 4°1,146 m9.0 mi
HallbjarnarstaðatindurNNW 335°1,145 m5.7 mi
NóntindurSSW 200°1,141 m13.4 mi
HallberutindurNE 56°1,136 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:0719:12
June solstice02:0221:4523:58
September equinox06:4117:5819:02
December solstice11:07—14:46

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4680198419

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