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Lýsuhyrna

Lýsuhyrna, seen from above at true elevation

Lýsuhyrna rises to 648 m. Böðvarskúla stands 988 m to the west-northwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Hrafntinnuborg, a peak 1.2 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
648 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.84897, -23.18021

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Hrafntinnuborg: 1.2 mi
  • Þorgeirsfellshyrna: 1.6 mi
  • Rauðakúlur: 2.1 mi
  • Örn: 3.5 mi
  • Leiðarhnúkur: 3.6 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Búðir: 6.3 mi
  • Eystrigjá: 14.0 mi
  • Rauðfeldsgjá: 14.2 mi
  • Stone arch in the ocean: 14.2 mi
  • Tindur SH179: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 14
Museums: 7
Artworks: 4
Historic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 3
  • Búðahraun: 7.0 mi
  • Ströndin við Stapa og Hellna: 14.5 mi
  • Bárðarlaug: 15.9 mi
Parks: 2
  • Sjómannagarðurinn: 15.8 mi
  • Freyjulundur: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Lýsuhyrna. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BöðvarskúlaWNW988 m5.8 mi
KaldnasaborgirWNW986 m6.6 mi
HólsfjallENE950 m5.3 mi
ÖrnNW934 m3.5 mi
RauðakúlurNNW897 m2.1 mi
ElliðatindarENE864 m7.1 mi
LeiðarhnúkurNE842 m3.6 mi
GrímsfjallENE823 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3518:4219:47
June solstice02:4022:1900:31
September equinox07:1518:3319:37
December solstice11:41—15:22

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4333948278

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