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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.

What the record says

Elevation
1012 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.01298, -19.47210

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 22
Cliffs: 17
  • Hekla caldera: 6.1 mi
  • Eldgjá: 23.0 mi
  • Eldgjá: 23.2 mi
  • Eldgjá: 23.2 mi
  • Eldgjá: 23.3 mi
Historic sites: 7
Attractions: 7
Museums: 3
  • Þjóðveldisbærinn: 12.9 mi
  • Heklusetrið: 16.4 mi
  • Sagnagarður Soil Conservation Visitor Centre: 24.9 mi
Hot springs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Reykholtslaug: 14.5 mi
Parks: 1
  • Þorsteinslundur: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Nínulundur: 24.5 mi

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HáskerðingurSE 128°1,281 m13.4 mi
ÖxlWSW 254°1,214 m7.1 mi
LaufafellSSE 150°1,184 m7.8 mi
KaldaklofsfjöllSE 131°1,167 m13.3 mi
ReykjaföllESE 120°1,165 m11.7 mi
LitlhöfðiESE 103°1,146 m7.0 mi
HrafntinnuskerESE 122°1,141 m10.4 mi
StöðullESE 118°1,132 m10.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:2919:32
June solstice02:4921:5623:51
September equinox07:0118:1919:22
December solstice11:11—15:22

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/6786489909

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