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Öldufell

Öldufell, seen from above at true elevation

Öldufell rises to 810 m. Hábunga Mýrdalsjökuls stands 1,495 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bláfjallakvísl, a waterfall 0.6 miles away. Ring Road passes 15 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
810 m

How to reach it

Coordinates63.75743, -18.86112

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Suður-Kerlingarhnúkur: 1.5 mi
  • Loðnugiljahaus: 2.2 mi
  • Norður-Kerlingarhnúkur: 2.7 mi
  • Háalda: 3.0 mi
  • Einhyrningur: 3.2 mi
Cliffs: 39
  • Eldgjá: 9.2 mi
  • Eldgjá: 9.7 mi
  • Eldgjá: 10.2 mi
  • Eldgjá: 10.2 mi
  • Eldgjá: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 36
  • Bláfjallakvísl: 0.6 mi
  • Axlafoss: 4.5 mi
  • Hólmsárfoss: 5.4 mi
  • Silfurfoss: 12.8 mi
  • Huldufoss: 13.2 mi
Attractions: 11
Historic sites: 6
Artworks: 3
  • För: 24.0 mi
  • The Gold Nugget: 24.5 mi
  • Byrði sögunnar: 24.7 mi
Hot springs: 2
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • Álftaversgígar: 19.8 mi
Parks: 1
  • Guðlaugsblettur: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Öldufell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hábunga MýrdalsjökulsSSW 208°1,495 m14.2 mi
HáskerðingurNW 320°1,281 m12.3 mi
KaldaklofsfjöllNW 316°1,167 m12.4 mi
ReykjaföllNW 325°1,165 m14.5 mi
TindafjallN 10°1,056 m13.4 mi
SandfellNNW 329°1,033 m9.0 mi
SkalliNNW 338°1,027 m14.6 mi
StrúturNNW 338°971 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:2719:30
June solstice02:5321:5223:43
September equinox06:5918:1719:20
December solstice11:0415:24

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4224228171

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