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Loðmundur

Loðmundur, seen from above at true elevation

Loðmundur rises to 1,429 m. Hofsjökull stands 1,782 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Snót, a peak 0.7 miles away.

The story

Loðmundur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈlɔðˌmʏntʏr̥]) is a 1,432 m (4,700 ft) high mountain in the Kerlingarfjöll mountain range in Iceland. It stands by itself on the northeast edge of the range. The hills are very steep and the top section is surrounded by near-vertical cliffs. The top itself is flat once reached. The mountain is 175,000 years old.

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Wikidata Q1872725, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1429 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.65023, -19.20902

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Snót: 0.7 mi
  • Snækollur: 0.7 mi
  • Fannborg: 1.1 mi
  • Hverahnúkur: 1.3 mi
  • Hveradalshnúkur: 2.5 mi
Hot springs: 11
  • Sundlaug: 3.0 mi
  • Hveravellir: 18.0 mi
  • Bláhver: 18.1 mi
  • Öskurhóll: 18.1 mi
  • Grænihver: 18.1 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Skuggafoss: 4.0 mi
  • Skuggafoss: 4.1 mi
  • Gýgjarfoss: 6.6 mi
  • Hvanngiljafoss: 18.1 mi
  • Dynkur: 21.5 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Hveradalir: 2.4 mi
  • Eyvindarett: 17.5 mi
  • Hveravellir: 18.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Hveravellir: 17.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Prisoners of freedom: 18.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Loðmundur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HofsjökullNE 43°1,782 m14.9 mi
Hásteinar (syðri)NE 54°1,635 m14.8 mi
SnækollurSW 232°1,488 m0.7 mi
HverahnúkurSW 228°1,453 m1.3 mi
SnótSSW 201°1,446 m0.7 mi
FannborgWSW 241°1,428 m1.1 mi
HrútfellsjökullWNW 292°1,396 m16.2 mi
MænirW 259°1,357 m3.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:2719:31
June solstice02:3122:0100:08
September equinox07:0018:1719:21
December solstice11:21—15:10

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4352842909

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