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Kirkjufell

Kirkjufell, seen from above at true elevation

Kirkjufell rises to 973 m. Háskerðingur stands 1,281 m to the southwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Litlikýlingur, a peak 1.1 miles away. Ring Road passes 27 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
973 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates63.98221, -18.94998
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 12
  • Ofærufoss: 10.1 mi
  • Tungnaárfellsfoss: 10.3 mi
  • Ljósafoss: 10.3 mi
  • Silfurfoss: 11.5 mi
  • Rauðufossar: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 3
Hot springs: 2
Historic sites: 2
Cliffs: 2
  • Eldgjá: 8.3 mi
  • Hekla caldera: 21.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Kirkjufell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HáskerðingurSW1,281 m8.1 mi
KaldaklofsfjöllSW1,167 m8.8 mi
ReykjaföllWSW1,165 m6.8 mi
LitlhöfðiW1,146 m9.0 mi
HrafntinnuskerWSW1,141 m7.8 mi
StöðullWSW1,132 m6.9 mi
HáaldaW1,128 m6.4 mi
LöðmundurNW1,077 m9.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:2719:30
June solstice02:4821:5423:49
September equinox06:5918:1719:20
December solstice11:08—15:21

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4212125615

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