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Kollóttadyngja

Kollóttadyngja, seen from above at true elevation

Kollóttadyngja rises to 1,168 m. Herðubreið stands 1,682 m to the east-southeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bræðrafell, a peak 2.2 miles away. Ring Road passes 23 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1168 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates65.21927, -16.54687
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Bræðrafell: 2.2 mi
  • Eggert: 3.3 mi
  • Hrúthálsar: 4.8 mi
  • Fjárhólaborg: 4.8 mi
  • Dyngjufjallaháls: 5.6 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Attractions: 2
  • Lofthellir Lava Cave: 23.7 mi
  • Hvannalindir: 23.9 mi
Historic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Svartárlindir: 18.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Seljahjallagil: 21.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Kollóttadyngja. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HerðubreiðESE 118°1,682 m6.6 mi
ÞorvaldstindurSSW 201°1,516 m15.4 mi
DyngjufjöllSW 221°1,394 m14.8 mi
WattsfellSSW 209°1,317 m16.6 mi
HáihnjúkurSW 223°1,311 m10.1 mi
KollurSSW 212°1,238 m8.5 mi
EggertNE 49°1,224 m3.3 mi
BláfjallNNW 330°1,206 m17.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:1519:21
June solstice01:5821:5600:19
September equinox06:4918:0519:11
December solstice11:22—14:48

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5387025705

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