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Mosaskarðsfjall

Mosaskarðsfjall, seen from above at true elevation

Mosaskarðsfjall rises to 593 m. Geitlandsjökull stands 1,390 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Fagradalsfjall, a peak 1.6 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
593 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.42934, -20.33895

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 26
  • Nýifoss: 4.1 mi
  • Nýifoss: 4.2 mi
  • Nýifoss: 4.2 mi
  • Gullfoss: 9.6 mi
  • Gullfoss: 9.6 mi
Hot springs: 12
  • Kúalaug: 7.3 mi
  • Konungshver: 8.1 mi
  • Blesi: 8.1 mi
  • Óþerrishola: 8.2 mi
  • Móri: 8.2 mi
Attractions: 12
Historic sites: 7
Cliffs: 5
  • Kræklugjá: 20.2 mi
  • Hlíðargjá: 21.9 mi
  • Gildruholtsgjá: 23.1 mi
  • Bæjargjá: 24.7 mi
  • Hvannagjá: 24.8 mi
Springs: 4
  • Martinslaug: 7.3 mi
  • Reykholtshver: 17.9 mi
  • Hrunalaug: 20.6 mi
  • Reykholtslaug: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 1
Parks: 1
  • Ungmennafélagsgarður: 20.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Húsafellsskógur: 23.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Mosaskarðsfjall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
GeitlandsjökullNW 326°1,390 m13.9 mi
BláfellENE 74°1,204 m14.9 mi
HlöðufellW 264°1,186 m5.9 mi
OkNW 306°1,170 m19.9 mi
HafrafellNNW 340°1,165 m19.4 mi
Syðra-HádegisfellNW 319°1,069 m16.3 mi
Stóra-BjörnsfellWNW 293°1,055 m11.6 mi
HögnhöfðiSW 224°1,002 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:3219:36
June solstice02:4222:0400:06
September equinox07:0418:2219:26
December solstice11:22—15:19

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4353123938

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