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Krakatindur

Krakatindur, seen from above at true elevation

Krakatindur rises to 1,012 m. Háskerðingur stands 1,281 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Sléttafell, a peak 1.3 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 1,012 m

Getting there

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Coordinates64.01298, -19.47210

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Sléttafell: 1.3 mi
Hestalda: 2.7 mi
Rauðkembingar: 2.9 mi
Mundafell: 2.9 mi
Sátubarn: 5.5 mi

Waterfalls22

Rauðufossar: 4.0 mi
Markarfljótsfoss: 6.6 mi
Rangárbotnar: 9.4 mi
Tröllkonuhlaup: 10.0 mi
Ljósafoss: 10.8 mi

Historic sites7

Ido Keinan: 10.6 mi
Svavar S. Tómasson: 11.4 mi
Stöng: 12.7 mi
Þjóðveldisbær: 12.9 mi
Ásasel: 19.9 mi

Attractions6

Stórihver: 10.7 mi
Landmannalaugar: 12.5 mi
Grænihryggur: 15.0 mi
Gaukshöfði: 17.1 mi
Keldur: 22.6 mi

Cliffs4

Hekla caldera: 6.1 mi
Eldgjá: 23.0 mi
crab rock: 24.4 mi
krabbuberg: 24.4 mi

Museums3

Þjóðveldisbærinn: 12.9 mi
Heklusetrið: 16.4 mi
Sagnagarður Soil Conservation Visitor Centre: 24.9 mi

Hot springs2

Brennisteinsalda: 12.5 mi
Strútslaug: 18.6 mi

Springs1

Reykholtslaug: 14.5 mi

Parks1

Þorsteinslundur: 24.2 mi

Gardens1

Nínulundur: 24.5 mi

On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Krakatindur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Háskerðingur	SE 128°	1,281 m	13.4 mi
Öxl	WSW 254°	1,214 m	7.1 mi
Laufafell	SSE 150°	1,184 m	7.8 mi
Kaldaklofsfjöll	SE 131°	1,167 m	13.3 mi
Reykjaföll	ESE 120°	1,165 m	11.7 mi
Litlhöfði	ESE 103°	1,146 m	7.0 mi
Hrafntinnusker	ESE 122°	1,141 m	10.4 mi
Stöðull	ESE 118°	1,132 m	10.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:20	18:29	19:32
June solstice	02:49	21:56	23:51
September equinox	07:01	18:19	19:22
December solstice	11:11	—	15:22

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/6786489909

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