Kistufell
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Kistufell rises to 525 m. Hábunga Mýrdalsjökuls stands 1,495 m to the west-northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Innra-Hvammhöfuð, a peak 0.3 miles away. Ring Road passes 6.3 miles off.
The story
mountain, part of Hafursey, in Iceland
Wikidata Q27003485, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 525 m
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Hatta · 9 mi
- Álftaversgígar · 11 mi
- Svarta ströndin í Vík í Mýrdal · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Innra-Hvammhöfuð: 0.3 mi
- Fremra-Hvammhöfuð: 0.8 mi
- Skálarfjall: 1.0 mi
- Remundargilshöfuð: 2.1 mi
- Vatnsrásarhöfuð: 2.2 mi
- Remundargilsfossi: 2.4 mi
- Huldufoss: 5.7 mi
- Hrúthálsafoss: 7.6 mi
- Bíniöfoss: 8.8 mi
- Uxafótafoss: 9.0 mi
- Black Beach Riding Tours: 10.2 mi
- Icelandic Lava Show: 10.4 mi
- Skaftfellingur: 10.6 mi
- Laufskálavarða: 10.9 mi
- Dyrhólaey: 13.9 mi
- Arnardrangur: 13.1 mi
- Arnardrangur: 13.1 mi
- Arnardrangur: 13.2 mi
- Arnardrangur: 13.2 mi
- Arnardrangur: 13.3 mi
- Kötlusetur - Katla visitor centre: 10.6 mi
- Skógasafn: 21.7 mi
- Fell: 14.1 mi
- Elisabeth Brimnes, Dagmar Kristvinsdóttir, Ivar Finn Stampe: 21.4 mi
- Álftaversgígar: 9.5 mi
- Guðlaugsblettur: 10.5 mi
- För: 10.5 mi
- Dyrhólaeyjarviti: 13.9 mi
- Strútslaug: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Kistufell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hábunga Mýrdalsjökuls | WNW 289° | 1,495 m | 9.4 mi |
| Strútur | NNW 348° | 971 m | 21.7 mi |
| Illhöfuð | NW 310° | 871 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mófell | WNW 303° | 853 m | 21.3 mi |
| Jökulshöfuð | WNW 287° | 845 m | 5.6 mi |
| Öldufell | N 352° | 810 m | 15.7 mi |
| Mælifell | NNW 346° | 799 m | 19.0 mi |
| Lakar | NW 306° | 782 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:28 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 02:58 | 21:50 | 23:38 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:17 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 11:00 | — | 15:27 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4268467496
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