Peak · Iceland
Kvihólafjöll
Kvihólafjöll rises to 529 m. Jónstindur stands 883 m to the south-southeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Bæjarfjall, a peak 1.5 miles away. Ring Road passes 12 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 529 m
How to reach it
Coordinates65.83715, -16.93825
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bæjarfjall: 1.5 mi
- Einbúi: 2.3 mi
- Þórunnarfjöll: 2.4 mi
- Ketilfjall: 2.8 mi
- Þríhymingur: 3.1 mi
Attractions: 26
- Hveravellir: 11.0 mi
- Grenjaðarstaður: 11.7 mi
- Kallbjarg: 12.9 mi
- Karl og Kerling: 13.1 mi
- Glöppa: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Hólmárfossar: 13.8 mi
- Réttarfoss: 14.5 mi
- Hafragilsfoss: 15.2 mi
- Dettifoss: 15.7 mi
- Selfoss: 15.8 mi
Museums: 7
- Kröflustöð: 10.4 mi
- Grenjaðarstaður: 11.7 mi
- Fuglasafn Sigurgeirs: 14.5 mi
- Safnahúsið: 18.3 mi
- Hvalasafnið á Húsavík: 18.5 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Hellar á Þeistareykjum: 5.7 mi
- Dettifoss, Selfoss og Hafragilsfoss: 15.6 mi
- Hverfjall: 16.0 mi
- Dimmuborgir: 17.2 mi
- Seljahjallagil: 23.5 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Hallgrímur og Ólafía: 14.9 mi
- Minnismerki um Stofnun SÍS: 18.5 mi
- Skútustaðagígar: 18.5 mi
- Fagridalur: 24.9 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Ystihver: 11.0 mi
- Goldfish Pond: 17.1 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Trölliđ: 13.2 mi
- Eyjan: 17.5 mi
Artworks: 1
- Gróður jarðar: 15.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Lindin: 16.5 mi
Parks: 1
- Skrúðgarður Húsavíkur: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Ljósavatn: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Kvihólafjöll. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jónstindur | SSE 164° | 883 m | 4.7 mi |
| Kistufjall | WNW 296° | 839 m | 5.9 mi |
| Krafla | SE 145° | 818 m | 10.3 mi |
| Jörundur | SE 141° | 808 m | 13.1 mi |
| Graddabunga | SE 139° | 783 m | 9.4 mi |
| Hlíðarfjall | SSE 168° | 771 m | 11.3 mi |
| Búrfell | NNW 337° | 761 m | 15.6 mi |
| Gæsafjöll | SSE 163° | 744 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:15 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:06 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 11:39 | — | 14:34 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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