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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
1,166 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
Springs: 1
  • Gvendarbrunnur: 18.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Litlihnjúkur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SælufjallSE1,327 m8.3 mi
Tjarnhólahnjúkur SyðriSSW1,301 m7.8 mi
RimarSE1,297 m6.1 mi
Tjarnhólahnjúkur YtriS1,283 m7.4 mi
Systur 02WSW1,272 m3.3 mi
Systur 01WSW1,260 m3.3 mi
SýlingarhnjúkurSW1,225 m3.1 mi
KerlingS1,215 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 solstice11:48—14:39

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4358711643

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