Loðmundur
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
Named places within 25 miles
- Snót: 0.7 mi
- Snækollur: 0.7 mi
- Fannborg: 1.1 mi
- Hverahnúkur: 1.3 mi
- Hveradalshnúkur: 2.5 mi
- Sundlaug: 3.0 mi
- Hveravellir: 18.0 mi
- Bláhver: 18.1 mi
- Öskurhóll: 18.1 mi
- Grænihver: 18.1 mi
- Skuggafoss: 4.0 mi
- Skuggafoss: 4.1 mi
- Gýgjarfoss: 6.6 mi
- Hvanngiljafoss: 18.1 mi
- Dynkur: 21.5 mi
- Hveradalir: 2.4 mi
- Eyvindarett: 17.5 mi
- Hveravellir: 18.0 mi
- Tryggvi Magnússon: 16.5 mi
- Hveravellir: 17.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hofsjökull | NE 43° | 1,782 m | 14.9 mi |
| Hásteinar (syðri) | NE 54° | 1,635 m | 14.8 mi |
| Snækollur | SW 232° | 1,488 m | 0.7 mi |
| Hverahnúkur | SW 228° | 1,453 m | 1.3 mi |
| Snót | SSW 201° | 1,446 m | 0.7 mi |
| Fannborg | WSW 241° | 1,428 m | 1.1 mi |
| Hrútfellsjökull | WNW 292° | 1,396 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mænir | W 259° | 1,357 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:27 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 02:31 | 22:01 | 00:08 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:17 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 11:21 | — | 15:10 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4352842909
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