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Ketildyngja

Ketildyngja, a peak in Iceland
Ketildyngja, a peak in IcelandNOTE: This image is a panorama consisting of multiple frames that were merged or stitched in Panorama Studio. As a result, this image necessarily underwent some form of digital manipulation. These manipulations may include blending, blurring, cloning, and color and perspective adjustments. As a result of these adjustments, the image content may be slightly different from reality at the points where multiple images were combined. This manipulation is often required due to lens, perspective, and parallax distortions. · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ketildyngja, a peak in Iceland
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Ketildyngja, a peak in Iceland
Hansueli Krapf This file was uploaded with Commonist . · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ketildyngja, a peak in Iceland
Hansueli Krapf This file was uploaded with Commonist . · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ketildyngja, a peak in Iceland
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Ketildyngja rises to 834 m. Herðubreið stands 1,682 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Ketilhyrnur, a peak 1.3 miles away. Ring Road passes 15 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
834 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates65.43155, -16.64772
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 14
  • Lofthellir Lava Cave: 8.8 mi
  • Kirkja: 12.9 mi
  • Gatklettur: 13.2 mi
  • Hallarflöt: 13.3 mi
  • Klasar: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Nature reserves: 3
  • Seljahjallagil: 7.4 mi
  • Dimmuborgir: 13.1 mi
  • Hverfjall: 13.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Gróður jarðar: 15.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Ketildyngja. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HerðubreiðSSE1,682 m19.8 mi
EggertSSE1,224 m13.6 mi
BláfjallW1,206 m5.7 mi
KollóttadyngjaSSE1,168 m15.0 mi
HerðubreiðarfjöllSE1,095 m9.0 mi
HrúthálsarSSE1,047 m10.9 mi
SellandafjallW988 m11.3 mi
KetilhyrnurNNW970 m1.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:1519:21
June solstice01:4721:5900:31
September equinox06:4918:0519:11
December solstice11:27—14:43

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5387025699

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