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Ósafell

Ósafell, seen from above at true elevation

Ósafell rises to 415 m. Jörundarfell stands 1,038 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hellnafell, a peak 1.6 miles away. Ring Road passes 9.6 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
415 m

How to reach it

Coordinates65.58831, -20.67962

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Hellnafell: 1.6 mi
  • Skollhóll: 2.1 mi
  • Flatnefsstaðafell: 3.6 mi
  • Hólafjall: 3.8 mi
  • Fannadalshnúi: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 24
  • Guðmundur Bergþórsson: 6.4 mi
  • Borgarvirki: 8.2 mi
  • Þrístapar: 9.9 mi
  • Þrístapar: 9.9 mi
  • Þrístapar: 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • Stórhólsfoss: 3.8 mi
  • Háifoss: 4.1 mi
  • Seltungufoss: 5.4 mi
  • Efri-Foss: 14.5 mi
  • Neðri-Foss: 14.5 mi
Attractions: 5
Museums: 4
Parks: 1
  • Fagrihvammur: 12.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Kattarauga: 16.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Ósafell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
JörundarfellSE 125°1,038 m14.7 mi
HrossakamburSSE 156°974 m15.0 mi
SvínafellSSE 156°971 m16.2 mi
SkessusætiSSE 152°938 m13.0 mi
Litla SnjófellSSE 158°933 m17.1 mi
SvarthamrarESE 114°931 m17.0 mi
ÞrælsfellSSW 205°905 m9.2 mi
ÁsgeirsárhlassSSE 162°892 m15.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:3119:37
June solstice01:5122:1600:59
September equinox07:0518:2119:28
December solstice11:47—14:56

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5303340861

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