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Kárahnjúkar

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Elevation
828 m
Tallest summit within 21.8 miles
Nálhúshnjúkar1,210 m · 10.6 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road26.3 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:17local time
Coordinates
64.9697, -15.7415

Kárahnjúkar rises to 828 m. Nálhúshnjúkar stands 1,210 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lambafell, a peak 1.5 miles away. Ring Road passes 26 miles off.

Elevation
828 m

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Kárahnjúkar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
NálhúshnjúkarSE 142°1,210 m10.6 mi
BjálfafellS 173°1,135 m16.9 mi
SandfellSE 141°1,120 m11.3 mi
VatnskollurSSE 147°1,097 m11.5 mi
Litla-SnæfellSSE 167°1,097 m16.4 mi
HafursfellSE 134°1,088 m11.7 mi
UpptyppingarWNW 289°1,074 m15.5 mi
HerðubreiðartöglWNW 294°1,073 m20.6 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 12
Attractions: 4
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:1219:17
June solstice02:0521:5000:05
September equinox06:4618:0319:08
December solstice11:1414:50

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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