Peak · Iceland
Kjölur
Kjölur rises to 748 m. Syðstasúla stands 1,093 m to the east-northeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hlíðar, a peak 2.3 miles away. Ring Road passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 748 m
How to reach it
Coordinates64.30976, -21.34197
- 13.1 mi off the Ring Road
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- The Phoenix: 8.1 mi
- Flatus Lifir: 13.8 mi
- Hús tímans - hús skáldsins: 14.2 mi
- Fallandi gengi: 18.9 mi
- Íslandsvitinn: 19.0 mi
Peaks
- Hlíðar: 2.3 mi
- Búrfellsháls: 2.8 mi
- Írafell: 3.0 mi
- Stóröxl: 3.5 mi
- Sandfell: 3.5 mi
Attractions: 59
- Sjávarfoss: 4.4 mi
- Brú á Bláskeggsá, 1907: 6.5 mi
- Flekaskilin: 7.4 mi
- Þingvellir: 7.5 mi
- Peningagjá: 7.6 mi
Waterfalls
- Pokafoss: 3.0 mi
- Folaldafoss: 3.1 mi
- Þrándarstaðafossar: 3.2 mi
- Brynjudalsfoss: 3.5 mi
- Þórufoss: 3.5 mi
Historic sites: 52
- Melkot: 4.2 mi
- Selkot: 4.2 mi
- Hólkot: 4.6 mi
- Vinaskógur: 6.6 mi
- Lögberg: 7.4 mi
Museums: 40
- Þingvellir: Hjarta lands og þjóðar: 7.4 mi
- Hernámssetrið: 10.6 mi
- Gljúfrasteinn: 11.5 mi
- Orkusýning: 17.9 mi
- Jarðhitasýningin: 18.9 mi
Parks: 36
- Hallsteinsgarður: 17.5 mi
- Kambsvöllur: 19.4 mi
- Lottutún: 19.9 mi
- Grundargerðisgarður: 20.3 mi
- Garðaflöt: 20.5 mi
Nature reserves: 33
- Steðji (Staupasteinn): 7.0 mi
- Bringur: 10.9 mi
- Friðland við Fitjaá í Skorradal: 11.6 mi
- Tungufoss: 13.6 mi
- Álafoss: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 25
- Stekkjargjá: 7.4 mi
- Almannagjá: 7.4 mi
- Hestagjá: 7.5 mi
- Lambagjá: 7.5 mi
- Klofningur: 7.5 mi
Gardens: 6
- Rósagarðurinn: 20.3 mi
- Mislundur: 21.5 mi
- Yndisgarðurinn á Hvanneyri: 21.6 mi
- Hermannsgarður í Guðmundarlundi: 21.8 mi
- Urtagarður í Nesi: 22.6 mi
Hot springs: 5
- Hvammsvík Hot Springs: 8.0 mi
- Krosslaug: 14.1 mi
- Hverahild: 21.0 mi
- Árhver: 24.1 mi
- Skrifla: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Hjallaflatir: 23.3 mi
- Vífilsstaðahlíð: 23.5 mi
- Guðmundarlundur: 24.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Mud Pot: 14.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Langisandur: 21.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Akranesviti: 22.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Kjölur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syðstasúla | ENE 71° | 1,093 m | 5.7 mi |
| Vestursúla | ENE 57° | 1,086 m | 5.5 mi |
| Miðsúla | ENE 67° | 1,086 m | 6.2 mi |
| Háasúla | ENE 60° | 1,023 m | 6.8 mi |
| Súlnaberg | ENE 68° | 954 m | 7.1 mi |
| Esja | WSW 245° | 914 m | 10.4 mi |
| Hátindur | WSW 240° | 909 m | 9.0 mi |
| Hvalfell | NE 37° | 852 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:36 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 02:49 | 22:07 | 00:07 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:26 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 11:24 | — | 15:25 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4363604812
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