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Mófellsbætur

Mófellsbætur, seen from above at true elevation

Mófellsbætur rises to 866 m. Ýmir stands 1,464 m to the west-southwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Lifrarfjöll, a peak 0.6 miles away. Ring Road passes 19 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
866 m

How to reach it

Coordinates63.80617, -19.45758

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Lifrarfjöll: 0.6 mi
  • Vestriöxl: 1.4 mi
  • Faxatangl: 1.6 mi
  • Sultarfell: 1.9 mi
  • Litla-Grænafell: 2.3 mi
Waterfalls: 39
Attractions: 21
Historic sites: 8
Museums: 5
  • Skógasafn: 19.4 mi
  • Heklusetrið: 21.2 mi
  • Sagnagarður Soil Conservation Visitor Centre: 23.5 mi
  • Saga Centre: 23.7 mi
  • Þjóðveldisbærinn: 24.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • crab rock: 11.0 mi
  • krabbuberg: 11.0 mi
  • Hekla caldera: 14.4 mi
  • Eldgjá: 21.6 mi
Hot springs: 2
Parks: 1
  • Þorsteinslundur: 15.0 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Nínulundur: 15.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Mófellsbætur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ÝmirWSW1,464 m3.6 mi
ÝmaWSW1,462 m3.3 mi
SaxiWSW1,308 m5.2 mi
ÁsgrindurW1,299 m3.7 mi
SindriW1,272 m3.1 mi
BúriWSW1,237 m5.0 mi
LaufafellNNE1,184 m8.3 mi
GráfellWSW1,059 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:3019:32
June solstice02:5421:5523:46
September equinox07:0118:2019:22
December solstice11:07—15:26

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4212125626

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