Þórðarhyrna
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Þórðarhyrna rises to 1,659 m. Háabunga stands 1,745 m to the northeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Geirvörtur, a peak 3.8 miles away. Ring Road passes 22 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
The story
Thordarhyrna (Icelandic: Þórðarhyrna [ˈθourðarˌhɪ(r)tna] ) is one of seven subglacial volcanoes beneath the Vatnajokull glacier in Iceland. It is a paired active central volcano with Grímsvötn, and can be classified as part of the Grímsvötn-Laki volcanic system, with common fissure swarms to the south.
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Wikidata Q26999644, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1659 m
How to reach it
- 21.8 mi off the Ring Road
64 named places within 25 miles
- Geirvörtur: 3.8 mi
- Háabunga: 6.4 mi
- Hágöngur: 7.2 mi
- Grænafjall: 7.3 mi
- Hágöngur: 8.7 mi
- Hvítárfoss: 14.5 mi
- Núpsárfoss: 14.5 mi
- Morsárfoss: 22.3 mi
- Svartifoss: 23.8 mi
- Magnúsarfoss: 24.0 mi
- Sel: 23.7 mi
- Sel: 23.7 mi
- Sel: 23.7 mi
- Guðlaug: 7.8 mi
- Núpsstaður: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Þórðarhyrna. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Háabunga | NE 36° | 1,745 m | 6.4 mi |
| Svíahnúkur eystri | NE 40° | 1,731 m | 12.2 mi |
| Hamarinn | NNW 329° | 1,580 m | 16.7 mi |
| Geirvörtur | SW 217° | 1,436 m | 3.8 mi |
| Miðfellstindur | ESE 121° | 1,430 m | 20.2 mi |
| Skarðatindur | ESE 122° | 1,385 m | 23.8 mi |
| Háalda | SE 124° | 1,285 m | 18.5 mi |
| Þumall | ESE 122° | 1,279 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:21 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 02:35 | 21:51 | 23:50 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:11 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 11:08 | — | 15:10 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5825944480
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