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Kötlufjall

Kötlufjall, seen from above at true elevation

Kötlufjall rises to 907 m. Dýjafjallshnjúkur stands 1,445 m to the southwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Reistarfjall, a peak 2.5 miles away. Ring Road passes 8.2 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
907 m

How to reach it

Coordinates65.86329, -18.31693

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Reistarfjall: 2.5 mi
  • Dýjahnjúkur: 3.5 mi
  • Kúgilshnjúkur: 3.5 mi
  • Grundarhnjúkur: 3.6 mi
  • Skeiðahnjúkur: 3.7 mi
Historic sites: 19
  • Séra Friðrik Friðriksson: 7.4 mi
  • Svinarnes: 9.4 mi
  • Grímsnes: 13.3 mi
  • Helgi magri og Þórunn hyrna: 13.7 mi
  • Davíð leggur Golíat: 14.1 mi
Artworks: 17
  • Farið: 14.0 mi
  • Sjávarvætturinn Skari: 14.0 mi
  • Samstaða: 14.0 mi
  • Harpa bænarinnar: 14.0 mi
  • Lahti: 14.1 mi
Museums: 16
Waterfalls: 10
  • Holárfoss: 9.9 mi
  • Mígandifoss: 15.2 mi
  • Reykjafoss: 15.7 mi
  • waterfull: 15.7 mi
  • Þverá;waterfull: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 8
Parks: 7
  • Seljagarðurinn: 12.9 mi
  • Eiðsvöllur: 13.8 mi
  • Hamarkotstún: 14.0 mi
  • Skátagil: 14.1 mi
  • Minjasafnsgarðurinn: 15.1 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Svarfaðardalur: 8.5 mi
  • Böggvistaðafjall: 10.3 mi
  • Hraun í Öxnadal: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Ljósavatn: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Gvendarbrunnur: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Kötlufjall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
DýjafjallshnjúkurSW1,445 m9.6 mi
KvarnárdalshnjúkurSW1,424 m9.3 mi
KirkjufjallSW1,378 m10.2 mi
HolárfjallSW1,362 m11.5 mi
SyðrihnjúkurSW1,332 m8.4 mi
SælufjallWSW1,327 m5.7 mi
RimarW1,297 m5.0 mi
DerrirSW1,285 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:2119:28
June solsticeMidnight sun——
September equinox06:5618:1119:18
December solstice11:45—14:39

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4358711639

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