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Leiðólfsfell

Leiðólfsfell, seen from above at true elevation

Leiðólfsfell rises to 564 m. Tindafjall stands 1,056 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lambafell, a peak 2.5 miles away. Ring Road passes 12 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 564 m

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates63.86490, -18.46823

12.1 mi off the Ring Road

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Lambafell: 2.5 mi
Fremri-Hrafn: 3.1 mi
Kanafjöll: 4.4 mi
Austastafell: 4.8 mi
Hánípa: 5.3 mi

Waterfalls14

Silfurfoss: 5.2 mi
Fagrifoss: 6.8 mi
Ófærufoss: 8.2 mi
Axlafoss: 9.9 mi
Mögárfoss: 10.6 mi

Attractions9

Fjaðrárgljúfur: 11.0 mi
Eldhraun: 11.7 mi
Kirkjugólf: 13.7 mi
Grænihryggur: 17.2 mi
Skógargil: 17.8 mi

Historic sites3

Nature reserves3

Kirkjugólf: 13.7 mi
Dverghamrar: 18.5 mi
Álftaversgígar: 23.4 mi

Artworks2

The Gold Nugget: 13.5 mi
Byrði sögunnar: 13.7 mi

Hot springs2

Strútslaug: 14.5 mi
Brennisteinsalda: 20.1 mi

Cliffs1

Eldgjá: 7.4 mi

Museums1

Kirkjubaejarstofa: 13.8 mi

On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Leiðólfsfell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Tindafjall	WNW 301°	1,056 m	11.3 mi
Strútur	W 263°	971 m	14.3 mi
Grettir	N 353°	958 m	12.0 mi
Gjátindur	NNW 339°	943 m	9.5 mi
Illikambur	WNW 297°	934 m	15.3 mi
Svartahnúksfjöll	W 269°	881 m	11.0 mi
Grænifjallgarður	NNW 344°	879 m	13.1 mi
Halldórsfell	WNW 301°	875 m	13.5 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:16	18:26	19:28
June solstice	02:49	21:51	23:44
September equinox	06:57	18:16	19:18
December solstice	11:04	—	15:21

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5615007826

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