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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

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
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
Historic sites: 4
  • Guðmundur Bergþórsson: 6.4 mi
  • Borgarvirki: 8.2 mi
  • Þrístapar: 9.9 mi
  • Jon Arnason: 19.5 mi
Museums: 4
Parks: 1
  • Fagrihvammur: 12.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Kattarauga: 16.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Ósafell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
JörundarfellSE1,038 m14.7 mi
HrossakamburSSE974 m15.0 mi
SvínafellSSE971 m16.2 mi
SkessusætiSSE938 m13.0 mi
Litla SnjófellSSE933 m17.1 mi
SvarthamrarESE931 m17.0 mi
ÞrælsfellSSW905 m9.2 mi
ÁsgeirsárhlassSSE892 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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