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Miklafell

Miklafell, seen from above at true elevation

Miklafell rises to 665 m. Sveinstindur stands 1,089 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Rauðhóll, a peak 1.0 miles away. Ring Road passes 11 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 665 m

Getting there

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Coordinates63.98995, -18.05182

10.6 mi off the Ring Road

Overlooks nearby

Foss á Síðu · 11 mi
Skaftáreldahraun · 17 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Rauðhóll: 1.0 mi
Hnúta: 3.5 mi
Kaldbakur: 5.4 mi
Gráihnúkur: 5.6 mi
Háihnúkur: 5.8 mi

Waterfalls10

Fagrifoss: 10.3 mi
Foss á Síðu: 10.8 mi
Stjórnarfoss: 13.2 mi
Systrafoss: 14.0 mi
Rauðárfoss: 14.7 mi

Attractions6

Dverghamrar: 11.3 mi
Kirkjugólf: 13.5 mi
Núpsstaður: 14.5 mi
Fjaðrárgljúfur: 15.5 mi
Skógargil: 17.2 mi

Nature reserves2

Dverghamrar: 11.3 mi
Kirkjugólf: 13.5 mi

Artworks2

Byrði sögunnar: 14.0 mi
The Gold Nugget: 14.0 mi

Historic sites1

Hér var Eldmessan: 13.8 mi

Museums1

Kirkjubaejarstofa: 13.9 mi

Cliffs1

Eldgjá: 15.9 mi

Hot springs1

Guðlaug: 20.7 mi

On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Miklafell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Sveinstindur	NW 306°	1,089 m	13.6 mi
Bjarnarsker	ENE 57°	1,006 m	15.1 mi
Björninn	ENE 73°	959 m	14.9 mi
Grettir	WNW 284°	958 m	14.4 mi
Háskanef	NNW 338°	926 m	14.3 mi
Kringla	NW 325°	897 m	13.2 mi
Uxatindar	WNW 283°	864 m	13.2 mi
Grænifjallgarður	WNW 299°	849 m	15.3 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:15	18:24	19:26
June solstice	02:44	21:51	23:45
September equinox	06:55	18:14	19:16
December solstice	11:05	—	15:17

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5810653825

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