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Norðurnámur

Norðurnámur, seen from above at true elevation

Norðurnámur rises to 792 m. Háskerðingur stands 1,281 m to the south-southwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Tjörvafell, a peak 1.7 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
792 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates64.02037, -19.01521
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Tjörvafell: 1.7 mi
  • Litlikýlingur: 2.2 mi
  • Norðurbarmur: 2.2 mi
  • Hnausar: 2.8 mi
  • Reykjakollur: 2.9 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Tungnaárfellsfoss: 7.1 mi
  • Rauðufossar: 9.8 mi
  • Sigöldugljúfur: 10.1 mi
  • Ljósafoss: 10.7 mi
  • Sigöldufoss: 10.9 mi
Attractions: 3
Historic sites: 3
Hot springs: 2
Cliffs: 2
  • Eldgjá: 11.4 mi
  • Hekla caldera: 19.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Norðurnámur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HáskerðingurSSW1,281 m9.4 mi
LaufafellSW1,184 m12.3 mi
KaldaklofsfjöllSSW1,167 m10.0 mi
ReykjaföllSSW1,165 m7.4 mi
LitlhöfðiWSW1,146 m7.3 mi
HrafntinnuskerSW1,141 m7.9 mi
StöðullSW1,132 m7.1 mi
HáaldaWSW1,128 m4.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:2719:30
June solstice02:4721:5523:50
September equinox06:5918:1819:20
December solstice11:09—15:20

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3665605238

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