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Nyrðri-Háganga

Nyrðri-Háganga, seen from above at true elevation

Nyrðri-Háganga rises to 1,267 m. Bárðarbunga stands 2,014 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Syðri-Háganga, a peak 3.5 miles away. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1267 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.58845, -18.21971

62 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
Attractions: 1
  • Hverabotn: 11.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Vonarskarð: 11.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nyrðri-Háganga. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BárðarbungaENE 77°2,014 m20.5 mi
HofsjökullNW 309°1,782 m24.4 mi
Hásteinar (syðri)NW 307°1,635 m21.6 mi
HamarinnESE 123°1,580 m14.1 mi
KistaENE 73°1,567 m20.4 mi
HáhyrnaNE 34°1,539 m12.4 mi
TungnafellsjökullNE 42°1,537 m13.8 mi
MiklafellNNW 335°1,468 m22.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:2319:27
June solstice02:2921:5700:02
September equinox06:5618:1319:17
December solstice11:16—15:07

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4351745151

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