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Kotfjall

Kotfjall, seen from above at true elevation

Kotfjall rises to 641 m. Tröllakirkja stands 1,001 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Öxl, a peak 0.7 miles away. Ring Road passes 7.1 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
641 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.92169, -21.48589

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Öxl: 0.7 mi
  • Breiðukinnarsandur: 1.4 mi
  • Grafartindar: 1.4 mi
  • Fossaskarðabrún: 2.3 mi
  • Hlíðartúnsfjall: 2.4 mi
Waterfalls: 52
  • Hamrafoss: 4.8 mi
  • Bjarnafoss: 4.9 mi
  • Glanni: 11.7 mi
  • Hörtlafoss: 12.7 mi
  • Laxfoss: 13.2 mi
Attractions: 11
Historic sites: 7
Hot springs: 3
  • Grafarlaug: 2.8 mi
  • Árhver: 18.5 mi
  • Skrifla: 18.7 mi
Artworks: 3
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Grábrókargígar: 10.5 mi
  • Hraunfossar: 21.3 mi
Springs: 2
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Kotfjall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TröllakirkjaENE 56°1,001 m10.4 mi
BaulaSSE 165°934 m5.2 mi
TröllakirkjaWSW 251°932 m10.5 mi
SmjörhnúkurWSW 250°907 m11.8 mi
HrútaborgWSW 258°861 m7.0 mi
GrafartindarNNE 24°850 m1.4 mi
Litla BaulaSE 140°840 m4.1 mi
KerlingarnefNNE 24°838 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:3519:40
June solstice02:3022:1300:27
September equinox07:0918:2619:30
December solstice11:3615:14

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4335400866

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