Peak · Iceland
Mávahlíðar
Mávahlíðar rises to 229 m. Hvirfill stands 621 m to the east, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Lambafellsgjá, a cliff 1.2 miles away. Ring Road passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 229 m
How to reach it
Coordinates63.95781, -22.04027
- 13.0 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bird watching · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Lambafell: 1.2 mi
- Hellutindar: 1.8 mi
- Sandfell: 1.9 mi
- Stapatindur: 1.9 mi
- Fíflavallafjall: 1.9 mi
Historic sites: 58
- Óttarstaðasel: 3.7 mi
- Straumssel: 3.9 mi
- Þorbjarnarstaðaborg: 4.7 mi
- Þorbjarnarstaðir: 5.5 mi
- Kapella: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 52
- Hjarta: 3.6 mi
- Seltún: 4.3 mi
- Fúlipollur: 4.4 mi
- Aurora Basecamp: 4.8 mi
- Grænavatn: 5.2 mi
Parks: 39
- Óla Run tún: 7.4 mi
- Hellisgerði: 8.3 mi
- Víðistaðatún: 8.4 mi
- Bali: 8.6 mi
- Guðmundarlundur: 10.3 mi
Museums: 39
- Kvikmyndasafn Íslands: 7.5 mi
- Bookless Bungalow: 8.1 mi
- Byggðasafn Hafnarfjarðar: 8.1 mi
- Hönnunarsafn Íslands: 9.8 mi
- Þjóðminjasafn Íslands - varðveisla: 11.3 mi
Nature reserves: 38
- Litli Rauðamelur: 5.4 mi
- Fjárskjól við Stórhöfða: 5.6 mi
- Kaldárhraun og Gjárnar: 6.4 mi
- Riddaralundurinn: 6.4 mi
- Ástjörn og Ásfjall: 7.0 mi
Waterfalls: 18
- Litli-Foss: 12.1 mi
- Ullarfoss: 12.7 mi
- Kermóafossar: 12.7 mi
- Búrfoss: 12.7 mi
- Skáfossar: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Lambafellsgjá: 1.2 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 1.2 mi
- Innristapi: 2.2 mi
- Syðristapi: 2.7 mi
- Selsvellir: 3.7 mi
Springs: 5
- Skátalaug: 3.7 mi
- Hot spring: 23.0 mi
- Mud Pot: 23.7 mi
- Mud Pot: 24.0 mi
- Mud Pot: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 5
- Vífilsstaðagarður: 9.7 mi
- Hermannsgarður í Guðmundarlundi: 10.4 mi
- Mislundur: 10.7 mi
- Rósagarðurinn: 12.3 mi
- Urtagarður í Nesi: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Vífilsstaðahlíð: 8.7 mi
- Hjallaflatir: 8.9 mi
Beaches: 2
- Þorli: 21.1 mi
- Langisandur: 24.7 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Hverahild: 21.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Akranesviti: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Mávahlíðar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hvirfill | E 89° | 621 m | 7.5 mi |
| Kistufell | ESE 102° | 602 m | 7.5 mi |
| Vörðufell | ESE 123° | 526 m | 6.4 mi |
| Grænadyngja | SW 227° | 398 m | 2.0 mi |
| Stapatindur | SE 146° | 397 m | 1.9 mi |
| Miðdegishnúkur | S 176° | 392 m | 2.6 mi |
| Langhóll | WSW 243° | 391 m | 7.9 mi |
| Vatnshlíðarhorn | E 94° | 385 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 18:40 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 03:01 | 22:06 | 00:00 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:30 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 11:20 | — | 15:34 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4363604845
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