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Nálhúshnjúkar

Nálhúshnjúkar, a peak in Iceland
Nálhúshnjúkar, a peak in IcelandRémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nálhúshnjúkar, a peak in Iceland
Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nálhúshnjúkar, a peak in Iceland
Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nálhúshnjúkar, a peak in Iceland
Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nálhúshnjúkar, a peak in Iceland
Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0
Nálhúshnjúkar, a peak in Iceland
Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Nálhúshnjúkar rises to 1,210 m. Sauðhamarstindur stands 1,315 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sandfell, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
1210 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates64.84850, -15.52190
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sandfell: 0.8 mi
  • Vatnskollur: 1.2 mi
  • Grábergshnjúkar: 1.7 mi
  • Hafursfell: 2.0 mi
  • Sauðafell: 2.6 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Ufsarfoss: 3.8 mi
  • Eyjabakkafoss: 4.2 mi
  • Slæðufoss: 5.3 mi
  • Kirkjufoss: 5.4 mi
  • Stuðlafoss: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 10.4 mi
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 10.5 mi
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 10.7 mi
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 10.7 mi
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Cableway: 8.9 mi
  • Cable Box: 11.8 mi
  • Tröllakrókar: 20.6 mi
  • Stuðlagil: 22.6 mi
  • Hvannalindir: 23.2 mi
Museums: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Minningarmörk úr hofnum kirkjugarðsi: 19.7 mi
  • Eyvindarkofa: 22.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Laugarfellslaug: 5.2 mi
Artworks: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Nálhúshnjúkar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SauðhamarstindurSSE 158°1,315 m23.1 mi
HnjúkafellS 187°1,278 m15.5 mi
SuðurtungnatindurSSE 160°1,267 m21.9 mi
BjálfafellSSW 208°1,135 m9.5 mi
SandfellSE 128°1,120 m0.8 mi
VatnskollurS 186°1,097 m1.2 mi
Litla-SnæfellSSW 200°1,097 m8.1 mi
HafursfellE 84°1,088 m2.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:1219:17
June solstice02:0921:4800:00
September equinox06:4518:0219:07
December solstice11:10—14:51

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4369410565

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