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Ónýtafell

Ónýtafell, seen from above at true elevation

Ónýtafell rises to 744 m. Reykjaföll stands 1,165 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Skálafell, a peak 1.8 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
744 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.08997, -18.83102

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 14
  • Tungnaárfellsfoss: 8.2 mi
  • Sigöldugljúfur: 9.9 mi
  • Sigöldufoss: 10.5 mi
  • Ofærufoss: 10.7 mi
  • Silfurfoss: 14.3 mi
Attractions: 3
Hot springs: 2
Historic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Eldgjá: 10.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Ónýtafell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ReykjaföllSW1,165 m14.5 mi
LitlhöfðiWSW1,146 m14.3 mi
HrafntinnuskerSW1,141 m15.2 mi
StöðullSW1,132 m14.3 mi
HáaldaSW1,128 m12.1 mi
SveinstindurE1,089 m12.5 mi
LöðmundurW1,077 m11.0 mi
TindafjallS1,056 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:2719:30
June solstice02:4521:5523:51
September equinox06:5818:1719:20
December solstice11:10—15:19

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4212125661

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