Þorbjörn
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Þorbjörn rises to 229 m. Grænadyngja stands 398 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Lágafell, a peak 0.7 miles away. Ring Road passes 26 miles off.
The story
Þorbjörn (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈθɔrˌpjœ(r)tn̥]) is a 243 m high volcanic mountain next to the town of Grindavík (Gullbringusýsla) on Reykjanes peninsula, Iceland. Blue Lagoon can be easily seen from the summit.
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Wikidata Q335498, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 229 m
How to reach it
- 26.2 mi off the Ring Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Lágafell: 0.7 mi
- Hagafell: 1.1 mi
- Sundhnúkur: 1.5 mi
- Sýlingarfell: 1.7 mi
- Innstahæð: 1.9 mi
- Ljósmyndasýning um eldgos: 1.5 mi
- Vonin: 1.6 mi
- Bæjarhlið: 6.8 mi
- Bæjartröllin: 6.9 mi
- Sendiboðinn: 7.2 mi
- Selatangar: 6.5 mi
- B-24 Hot Stuff Crash Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Úranus: 7.8 mi
- Minningarsteinn um Sveinbjörn Egilsson: 8.2 mi
- Minnisvarði um Jón Þorkelsson: 8.2 mi
- Bláa Lónið: 1.1 mi
- Brú milli Heimsálfa: 7.1 mi
- Gunnuhver: 8.0 mi
- F-4E Phantom II: 8.2 mi
- Reykjanestá: 9.1 mi
- Thorkellinsgarður: 8.3 mi
- Aragerði: 8.5 mi
- Skrúðgarður Njarðvíkur: 9.1 mi
- Skrúðgarður: 10.1 mi
- Óla Run tún: 19.7 mi
- Kvikan: 1.7 mi
- Slökkviliðsminjasafn: 7.8 mi
- Víkingaheimar: 8.2 mi
- Rokksafn Íslands: 9.3 mi
- Duus Museum: 10.5 mi
- Litli Rauðamelur: 16.5 mi
- Eldey: 17.9 mi
- Herdísarvík: 18.0 mi
- Fjárskjól við Stórhöfða: 18.8 mi
- Ástjörn og Ásfjall: 19.6 mi
- Hafnaberg: 9.2 mi
- Selsvellir: 10.1 mi
- Krýsuvíkurberg: 10.4 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 12.7 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 12.7 mi
- Vífilsstaðagarður: 22.5 mi
- Hermannsgarður í Guðmundarlundi: 23.7 mi
- Mislundur: 24.0 mi
- Urtagarður í Nesi: 24.1 mi
- Vífilsstaðahlíð: 21.9 mi
- Hjallaflatir: 22.4 mi
- Skátalaug: 12.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Þorbjörn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grænadyngja | ENE 64° | 398 m | 11.8 mi |
| Langhóll | ENE 61° | 391 m | 5.8 mi |
| Trölladyngja | ENE 63° | 379 m | 11.7 mi |
| Grænavatnseggjar | ENE 68° | 359 m | 11.1 mi |
| Fíflavallafjall | ENE 66° | 359 m | 12.1 mi |
| Stóri-Hrútur | ENE 77° | 357 m | 6.0 mi |
| Framfell | ENE 77° | 353 m | 9.0 mi |
| Kistufell | ENE 64° | 335 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 18:42 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 03:05 | 22:07 | 00:00 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:31 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 11:20 | — | 15:37 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4363605002
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