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Kotshnjúkur

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Elevation
570 m
Tallest summit within 15.3 miles
Akraöxl1,038 m · 15.3 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road2.2 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:34local time
Coordinates
65.5513, -19.7571

Kotshnjúkur rises to 570 m. Akraöxl stands 1,038 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Heljardalshnjúkur, a peak 1.2 miles away. Ring Road passes 2.2 miles off.

The record
Elevation
570 m
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.3 miles of Kotshnjúkur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
AkraöxlE 95°1,038 m15.3 mi
TungufjallENE 68°1,007 m15.1 mi
KaldbakurNE 56°975 m3.7 mi
IllviðrishnjúkurNW 323°961 m11.9 mi
SvarthamrarWSW 248°931 m11.8 mi
Vestra-SandfellNE 37°922 m4.2 mi
IllviðrishnjúkurNW 326°900 m4.5 mi
TungufjallE 80°891 m15.1 mi
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Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 25
Museums: 8
Attractions: 7
Hot springs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:2719:34
June solstice01:5122:1200:52
September equinox07:0118:1719:24
December solstice11:43—14:53

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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