Kerling
Kerling rises to 1,536 m. Tröllafjall stands 1,483 m to the northwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Jómfrú, a peak 0.8 miles away. Ring Road passes 5.7 miles off.
The story
Mount Kerling (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈcʰɛ(r)tliŋk] , "Old Hag") is the highest mountain (1536 m) in the District of Eyjafjarðarsveit, in northern Iceland. It is only 13 km SSW of Akureyri. Its structure is mainly basaltic rock, but the uppermost part is rhyolite, which extends to Súlur mountain nearby and all the way around the head of the Glerárdalur valley to the lower slopes of Vindheimajökull [ˈvɪntˌheiːmaˌjœːkʏtl̥] on the western side of the valley. It is considered an easy climb, with excellent panoramic views on a fine day.
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Wikidata Q838722, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,536 m
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the Ring Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Jómfrú: 0.8 mi
- Hverfandi: 0.8 mi
- Þríklakar: 1.2 mi
- Bóndi: 1.6 mi
- Litli-Krummi: 2.0 mi
- Kýrin Edda: 7.7 mi
- Flugsýn: 8.4 mi
- Útþrá: 9.0 mi
- Móðir jörð: 9.3 mi
- Þrívídd: 9.3 mi
- Káinn: 8.9 mi
- Jón Sveinsson "Nonni": 9.0 mi
- Friðbjörn Steinsson: 9.0 mi
- Margrethe Schiöth: 9.3 mi
- Konur gerðu garðinn: 9.3 mi
- Flugsafnið: 8.3 mi
- Mótorhjólasafn Íslands: 8.7 mi
- Iðnaðarsafn: 8.7 mi
- Minjasafnið á Akureyri: 8.9 mi
- Nonnahús: 9.0 mi
- Gamli gróðrarstöðvar garðurinn: 8.7 mi
- Minjasafnsgarðurinn: 8.9 mi
- Hamarkotstún: 9.5 mi
- Skátagil: 9.8 mi
- Eiðsvöllur: 10.0 mi
- Jólagarðurinn: 4.9 mi
- Lystigarður Akureyrar: 9.3 mi
- Samkomubrúin: 9.5 mi
- Read heart in Trafic lights: 9.9 mi
- Munkaþverá: 5.2 mi
- Hraun í Öxnadal: 9.8 mi
- Ljósavatn: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Kerling. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tröllafjall | NW 316° | 1,483 m | 3.6 mi |
| Kista | NNW 342° | 1,474 m | 5.8 mi |
| Strýta | NNW 346° | 1,456 m | 6.2 mi |
| Tröllahyrna | NW 307° | 1,430 m | 3.2 mi |
| Hrosshnjúkur | NNW 328° | 1,430 m | 4.9 mi |
| Stóristallur | WSW 254° | 1,425 m | 3.1 mi |
| Jökulborg | WNW 293° | 1,421 m | 4.0 mi |
| Hrútafjall | W 270° | 1,407 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:21 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 01:44 | 22:06 | 00:47 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:11 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 11:37 | — | 14:47 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/334637844
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