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Orustuhóll

Orustuhóll, seen from above at true elevation

Orustuhóll rises to 85 m. Hágöngur stands 1,118 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Dverghamrar, a nature reserve 1.6 miles away. Ring Road runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 85 m

Getting there

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Coordinates63.85955, -17.81183

On the Ring Road

Overlooks nearby

Foss á Síðu · 2 mi
Skaftáreldahraun · 13 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Selfell: 1.9 mi
Sjónarsker: 3.0 mi
Seljalandsheiði: 4.2 mi
Dalsfjall: 5.1 mi
Hestur: 5.3 mi

Waterfalls9

Foss á Síðu: 1.8 mi
Stjórnarfoss: 8.7 mi
Systrafoss: 9.0 mi
Rauðárfoss: 9.9 mi
Mögárfoss: 12.5 mi

Attractions6

Dverghamrar: 1.7 mi
Kirkjugólf: 8.4 mi
Skógargil: 9.0 mi
Núpsstaður: 9.9 mi
Fjaðrárgljúfur: 12.6 mi

Nature reserves2

Dverghamrar: 1.6 mi
Kirkjugólf: 8.4 mi

Artworks2

Byrði sögunnar: 8.9 mi
The Gold Nugget: 9.1 mi

Historic sites1

Hér var Eldmessan: 8.7 mi

Museums1

Kirkjubaejarstofa: 8.7 mi

Hot springs1

Guðlaug: 23.0 mi

Cliffs1

Eldgjá: 24.8 mi

On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Orustuhóll. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Hágöngur	N 7°	1,118 m	22.2 mi
Bjarnarsker	NNE 18°	1,006 m	18.0 mi
Björninn	NNE 28°	959 m	15.0 mi
Blængur	NW 324°	833 m	18.0 mi
Laki	NW 319°	812 m	19.4 mi
Hvirfildalsöxl	NE 40°	796 m	14.2 mi
Varmárfell	NW 316°	776 m	17.3 mi
Loftsárhnúkur	NE 36°	768 m	15.1 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:14	18:23	19:26
June solstice	02:46	21:48	23:41
September equinox	06:54	18:13	19:15
December solstice	11:02	—	15:18

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5813150620

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