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Kvíahnúkur

Kvíahnúkur, seen from above at true elevation

Kvíahnúkur rises to 706 m. Snæfellsjökull - Miðþúfa stands 1,446 m to the northwest, 1.8 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
706 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.78475, -23.73341

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Snæfellsjökull - Miðþúfa: 1.8 mi
  • Snæfellsjökull - Vesturþúfa: 1.9 mi
  • Norðurþúfa: 1.9 mi
  • Botnsfjall: 2.0 mi
  • Brennivínskúlur: 2.0 mi
Attractions: 15
  • Rauðfeldsgjá: 2.7 mi
  • Svalþúfa: 3.5 mi
  • Vatnshellir: 3.6 mi
  • Stone arch in the ocean: 3.6 mi
  • Eystrigjá: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 4
Nature reserves: 3
  • Bárðarlaug: 2.4 mi
  • Ströndin við Stapa og Hellna: 3.5 mi
  • Búðahraun: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Þúfubjarg: 3.6 mi
  • Þúfubjarg: 3.7 mi
  • Þúfubjarg: 3.7 mi
Museums: 3
  • Pakkhús: 7.7 mi
  • Sjóminjasafnið á Hellissandi: 10.0 mi
  • Sjómannagarðurinn: 10.0 mi
Parks: 1
  • Sjómannagarðurinn: 7.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Kvíahnúkur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snæfellsjökull - MiðþúfaNW 313°1,446 m1.8 mi
Snæfellsjökull - VesturþúfaWNW 301°1,442 m1.9 mi
NorðurþúfaNW 318°1,390 m1.9 mi
SandfellWNW 298°1,217 m2.6 mi
ÞríhyrningurNNW 335°1,191 m2.4 mi
BöðvarskúlaENE 56°988 m13.4 mi
KaldnasaborgirNE 53°986 m13.3 mi
ÖrnENE 64°934 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3718:4519:49
June solstice02:4422:2100:31
September equinox07:1818:3519:39
December solstice11:4215:25

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4332604627

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