- Elevation
- 800 m
- Tallest summit within 10.4 miles
- Esja914 m · 4.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Ring Road6.4 mi off
- Sunset, March equinox
- 19:40local time
- Coordinates
- 64.2445, -21.5164
Móskarðshnjúkar rises to 800 m. Esja stands 914 m to the west, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Trana, a peak 1.0 miles away. Ring Road passes 6.4 miles off.
- Elevation
- 800 m
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Móskarðshnjúkar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esja | W 271° | 914 m | 4.2 mi |
| Hátindur | W 269° | 909 m | 2.5 mi |
| Kambshorn | W 265° | 851 m | 7.0 mi |
| Gunnlaugsskarð | WSW 256° | 843 m | 4.0 mi |
| Þverfellshorn | W 262° | 840 m | 5.9 mi |
| Búrfell | ENE 65° | 783 m | 10.0 mi |
| Skálafell | E 100° | 774 m | 1.6 mi |
| Esjuhorn | NW 326° | 755 m | 2.5 mi |
- 6.4 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bird watching · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Trana: 1.0 mi
- Skálafellsöxl: 1.2 mi
- Seltindur: 1.4 mi
- Skálafell: 1.6 mi
- Þríhnúkar: 1.9 mi
Waterfalls
- Tröllafoss: 2.4 mi
- Flekkudalsfossar: 3.1 mi
- Pokafoss: 4.4 mi
- Þórufoss: 4.5 mi
- Helgufoss: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
- Hólkot: 7.1 mi
- Óðinshrafn: 7.2 mi
- Lífslöngun: 7.2 mi
- Runólfur Jónsson: 7.2 mi
- Selkot: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 60
- Sjávarfoss: 7.7 mi
- Brú á Bláskeggsá, 1907: 10.9 mi
- Flekaskilin: 11.8 mi
- Þingvellir: 11.9 mi
- Sandbrekkan: 11.9 mi
Museums: 41
- Gljúfrasteinn: 4.8 mi
- Þingvellir: Hjarta lands og þjóðar: 11.6 mi
- Hernámssetrið: 11.8 mi
- Árbæjarsafn: 12.6 mi
- Listasafn Sigurjóns Ólafssonar: 12.8 mi
Hot springs: 3
- Hvammsvík Hot Springs: 9.0 mi
- Hverahild: 17.3 mi
- Krosslaug: 20.3 mi
Beaches: 1
- Langisandur: 16.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Akranesviti: 17.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:37 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 02:52 | 22:07 | 00:06 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:27 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 11:23 | — | 15:27 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
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