Peak · Iceland
Mælifell
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Mælifell rises to 566 m. Snæfellsjökull - Miðþúfa stands 1,446 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Bjarnarfoss, a waterfall 0.8 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 566 m
How to reach it
Coordinates64.85573, -23.42311
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Stafnafell: 1.3 mi
- Axlarhyrna: 1.9 mi
- Steinahlíð: 1.9 mi
- Stakksfell: 2.1 mi
- Miðfell: 2.2 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Bjarnarfoss: 0.8 mi
- Rjomafoss: 3.5 mi
- Kirkjufellsfoss: 5.9 mi
- Kvernárfoss: 6.5 mi
- Grundarfoss: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 15
- Búðir: 2.6 mi
- Rauðfeldsgjá: 7.7 mi
- Tindur SH179: 8.0 mi
- Eystrigjá: 8.3 mi
- Stone arch in the ocean: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Sýn: 6.6 mi
- Laugarbrekka: 10.3 mi
- Laugarbrekka: 10.4 mi
- Kristjón Jónsson: 14.0 mi
Artworks: 4
- Veðurhorfur: 6.6 mi
- Bárður Snæfellsás: 8.6 mi
- Jöklarar: 14.2 mi
- Beðið í von: 14.3 mi
Museums: 4
- Pakkhús: 8.8 mi
- Sjóminjasafnið á Hellissandi: 14.1 mi
- Sjómannagarðurinn: 14.2 mi
- Bjarnarhöfn Museum: 16.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Búðahraun: 3.4 mi
- Ströndin við Stapa og Hellna: 8.9 mi
- Bárðarlaug: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Þúfubjarg: 13.3 mi
- Þúfubjarg: 13.3 mi
- Þúfubjarg: 13.4 mi
Parks: 1
- Sjómannagarðurinn: 8.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Mælifell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snæfellsjökull - Miðþúfa | WSW 251° | 1,446 m | 11.1 mi |
| Snæfellsjökull - Vesturþúfa | WSW 250° | 1,442 m | 11.4 mi |
| Norðurþúfa | WSW 252° | 1,390 m | 11.0 mi |
| Sandfell | WSW 252° | 1,217 m | 12.0 mi |
| Þríhyrningur | WSW 255° | 1,191 m | 10.5 mi |
| Böðvarskúla | NE 40° | 988 m | 3.3 mi |
| Kaldnasaborgir | NNE 26° | 986 m | 3.4 mi |
| Hólsfjall | E 82° | 950 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 18:43 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 02:40 | 22:20 | 00:32 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:33 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 11:42 | — | 15:23 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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