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Litlihnjúkur

Litlihnjúkur, a peak in Iceland
Litlihnjúkur, a peak in IcelandÁrni Hjartarson · CC BY-SA 3.0

Litlihnjúkur rises to 1,166 m. Sælufjall stands 1,327 m to the southeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Sigmundskolla, a peak 0.5 miles away. Ring Road passes 16 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1166 m

How to reach it

Coordinates65.92241, -18.65996

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sigmundskolla: 0.5 mi
  • Digrihnjúkur: 0.7 mi
  • Brennihnjúkur: 0.8 mi
  • Strákafjall: 1.9 mi
  • Stóribróðir: 2.0 mi
Historic sites: 25
  • Séra Friðrik Friðriksson: 5.6 mi
  • Svinarnes: 12.5 mi
  • Vatnsendi: 13.5 mi
  • Grímsnes: 13.9 mi
  • Vík: 15.0 mi
Museums: 22
Artworks: 18
  • Gústi Guðsmaður: 17.3 mi
  • Harpa bænarinnar: 23.0 mi
  • Lahti: 23.1 mi
  • Ålesund: 23.1 mi
  • Randers: 23.1 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Bjórböðin: 8.5 mi
  • Mígandifoss: 10.6 mi
  • SI-152: 17.1 mi
  • Hólar: 18.3 mi
  • Auðunarstofa: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Reykjafoss: 5.4 mi
  • waterfull: 5.4 mi
  • Þverá;waterfull: 7.0 mi
  • Holárfoss: 9.7 mi
  • Mígandifoss: 10.6 mi
Parks: 7
  • Biskupagarður: 18.3 mi
  • Seljagarðurinn: 21.9 mi
  • Eiðsvöllur: 23.0 mi
  • Hamarkotstún: 23.0 mi
  • Skátagil: 23.1 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Svarfaðardalur: 4.0 mi
  • Böggvistaðafjall: 4.5 mi
  • Hraun í Öxnadal: 24.5 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • hot spring: 5.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Gvendarbrunnur: 18.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Litlihnjúkur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SælufjallSE 146°1,327 m8.3 mi
Tjarnhólahnjúkur SyðriSSW 193°1,301 m7.8 mi
RimarSE 130°1,297 m6.1 mi
Tjarnhólahnjúkur YtriS 188°1,283 m7.4 mi
Systur 02WSW 241°1,272 m3.3 mi
Systur 01WSW 248°1,260 m3.3 mi
SýlingarhnjúkurSW 222°1,225 m3.1 mi
KerlingS 179°1,215 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:2219:29
June solsticeMidnight sun
September equinox06:5718:1219:20
December solstice11:4814:39

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4358711643

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