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Kaldbakshorn

Kaldbakshorn, a peak in Iceland
Kaldbakshorn, a peak in IcelandGirdi · CC BY-SA 3.0
Kaldbakshorn, a peak in Iceland
Sigurður Atlason · CC BY 2.5

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Kaldbakshorn rises to 525 m. Glissa stands 718 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Kolbeinsvíkurfjall, a peak 3.2 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
525 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates65.85662, -21.30255
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Kolbeinsvíkurfjall: 3.2 mi
  • Balafjöll: 3.4 mi
  • Hveratunga: 4.7 mi
  • Byrgisvíkurfjall: 4.8 mi
  • Reykjarvíkurfjall: 5.5 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Goðafoss: 7.4 mi
  • Djúpavíkurfoss: 9.2 mi
  • Húsárfoss: 17.8 mi
  • Rjúkandisfoss: 18.4 mi
  • Àlftafoss: 19.1 mi
Museums: 4
Attractions: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • Gamla síldarverksmiðjan: 9.4 mi
  • Kirkjuból: 18.6 mi
  • Guðmundur Bergþórsson: 21.5 mi
Hot springs: 2
  • Gvendarlaug hin forna: 8.1 mi
  • Krossnes: 14.8 mi
Springs: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Kistuvogur: 11.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Kaldbakshorn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
GlissaNW718 m13.4 mi
BúrfellWNW716 m12.1 mi
EyrarfellNW673 m13.2 mi
FannadalshnúiSSE667 m23.5 mi
KálfatindarNNW654 m16.2 mi
ÞverdalsfjallNW649 m12.7 mi
KrossnesfjallNNW646 m15.8 mi
ArkarkollurNNW633 m10.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:3219:40
June solsticeMidnight sun——
September equinox07:0818:2319:30
December solstice11:57—14:51

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5303432997

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