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Mosfell

Mosfell, seen from above at true elevation

Mosfell rises to 905 m. Hofsjökull stands 1,782 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Mosfellsháls, a peak 0.5 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
905 m
Getting there

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Coordinates64.64182, -19.47749
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Hot springs: 11
  • Sundlaug: 5.9 mi
  • Eyvindarhver: 15.6 mi
  • Bláhver: 15.6 mi
  • Öskurhóll: 15.6 mi
  • Grænihver: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Gýgjarfoss: 4.9 mi
  • Skuggafoss: 9.7 mi
  • Skuggafoss: 11.5 mi
  • Hvanngiljafoss: 20.4 mi
  • Dynkur: 22.6 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Hveradalir: 5.6 mi
  • Eyvindarett: 15.0 mi
  • Hveravellir: 15.6 mi
Historic sites: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Hveravellir: 15.5 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Prisoners of freedom: 15.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Mosfell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HofsjökullENE 57°1,782 m21.4 mi
Hásteinar (syðri)ENE 65°1,635 m21.9 mi
SnækollurE 89°1,488 m7.4 mi
HverahnúkurE 92°1,453 m7.0 mi
SnótE 90°1,446 m7.7 mi
Langjökull - norðurbungaNW 316°1,438 m18.6 mi
LoðmundurE 86°1,429 m8.0 mi
FannborgE 90°1,428 m7.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:2819:32
June solstice02:3222:0200:09
September equinox07:0118:1819:22
December solstice11:22—15:11

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4352842910

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