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Norðurhnúkur

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Elevation
694 m
Tallest summit within 21.8 miles
Smjörfjöll1,251 m · 21.2 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road2.1 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:15local time
Coordinates
65.3326, -15.2354

Norðurhnúkur rises to 694 m. Smjörfjöll stands 1,251 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Skjöldólfsstaðahnjúkur, a peak 1.3 miles away. Ring Road passes 2.1 miles off.

The record
Elevation
694 m
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Norðurhnúkur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SmjörfjöllNE 37°1,251 m21.2 mi
ÞjóðfellNW 312°1,033 m16.4 mi
ÞríhyrningurSW 228°957 m18.0 mi
HnefillSSW 208°947 m14.7 mi
SandfellNNE 17°888 m6.8 mi
HeyöxlWNW 291°878 m13.5 mi
HestleiðarkollurWSW 244°869 m14.7 mi
ÞjóðfellsbungurNW 309°853 m20.1 mi
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Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 10
Museums: 4
Attractions: 3
Historic sites: 3
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:0919:15
June solstice01:4721:5200:20
September equinox06:4318:0019:06
December solstice11:20—14:40

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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