Peak · Iceland
Meingilstindur
Meingilstindur rises to 1,130 m. Jökulgilstindar stands 1,337 m to the west-northwest, 1.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Afréttatindur, a peak 0.6 miles away. Ring Road passes 6.0 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,130 m
How to reach it
Coordinates64.50556, -14.91936
- 6.0 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Vestrahorn · 16 mi
- Eskey · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Afréttatindur: 0.6 mi
- Koltungutindur: 1.3 mi
- Jökulgilstindar: 1.4 mi
- Skógartindar: 1.6 mi
- Flaátindur: 2.1 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Stórifoss: 7.2 mi
- Dynjandi: 11.2 mi
- Innstifoss: 11.2 mi
- Skútafoss: 11.3 mi
- Fremstifoss: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 4
- Tröllakrókar: 9.5 mi
- Godland movie set: 16.7 mi
- Bones and stones museum - gift shop: 21.5 mi
- Blábjörg á Berufjarðarströnd: 22.7 mi
Artworks: 4
- Red chair: 11.3 mi
- Akurey SF 52: 19.7 mi
- Eggin í Gleðivík: 21.4 mi
- Frelsi: 21.6 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Seamen's Monument: 20.0 mi
- Víðinesi: 20.6 mi
- Eysteinn Jónsson: 21.5 mi
- Hjálmar Guðmundsson: 23.3 mi
Museums: 3
- Svavarssafn - Listasafn: 19.5 mi
- Steinasafn Auðunns: 21.5 mi
- Langabúð: 21.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Teigarhorn: 19.6 mi
- Ósland: 20.1 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Djúpavogskörin: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Meingilstindur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jökulgilstindar | WNW 296° | 1,337 m | 1.4 mi |
| Sauðhamarstindur | WNW 283° | 1,315 m | 9.6 mi |
| Suðurtungnatindur | WNW 287° | 1,267 m | 10.7 mi |
| Afréttatindur | NNW 330° | 1,212 m | 0.6 mi |
| Hnappadalstindur | WNW 299° | 1,212 m | 4.8 mi |
| Múlatindar | W 277° | 1,125 m | 9.8 mi |
| Reifstindur | WSW 242° | 1,046 m | 9.9 mi |
| Lambatungnafjall | SSW 202° | 1,023 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:10 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 02:18 | 21:43 | 23:47 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:00 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 11:01 | — | 14:56 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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