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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

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Coordinates63.98221, -18.94998
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 38
  • Eldgjá: 8.3 mi
  • Eldgjá: 8.3 mi
  • Eldgjá: 8.3 mi
  • Eldgjá: 8.4 mi
  • Eldgjá: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Ofærufoss: 10.1 mi
  • Ófærufoss: 10.2 mi
  • Tungnaárfellsfoss: 10.3 mi
  • Ljósafoss: 10.3 mi
  • Silfurfoss: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 4
Hot springs: 2
Historic sites: 2
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
HáskerðingurSW 221°1,281 m8.1 mi
KaldaklofsfjöllSW 222°1,167 m8.8 mi
ReykjaföllWSW 237°1,165 m6.8 mi
LitlhöfðiW 274°1,146 m9.0 mi
HrafntinnuskerWSW 244°1,141 m7.8 mi
StöðullWSW 244°1,132 m6.9 mi
HáaldaW 276°1,128 m6.4 mi
LöðmundurNW 308°1,077 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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