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Öxl

Öxl, seen from above at true elevation

Öxl rises to 661 m. Tröllakirkja stands 1,001 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Kotfjall, a peak 0.7 miles away. Ring Road passes 7.8 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
661 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.93150, -21.49297

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Kotfjall: 0.7 mi
  • Grafartindar: 1.0 mi
  • Breiðukinnarsandur: 1.5 mi
  • Hlíðartúnsfjall: 2.2 mi
  • Svínagilshryggur: 2.8 mi
Waterfalls: 52
  • Hamrafoss: 5.3 mi
  • Bjarnafoss: 5.6 mi
  • Hörtlafoss: 12.3 mi
  • Glanni: 12.4 mi
  • Baulufoss: 13.0 mi
Attractions: 12
Historic sites: 7
Hot springs: 3
  • Grafarlaug: 2.1 mi
  • Árhver: 19.2 mi
  • Skrifla: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 3
Museums: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Grábrókargígar: 11.1 mi
  • Hraunfossar: 21.9 mi
Springs: 2
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Öxl. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TröllakirkjaENE 60°1,001 m10.3 mi
BaulaSSE 165°934 m5.9 mi
TröllakirkjaWSW 248°932 m10.5 mi
SmjörhnúkurWSW 247°907 m11.9 mi
HrútaborgWSW 252°861 m6.9 mi
GrafartindarNE 51°850 m1.0 mi
Litla BaulaSE 143°840 m4.8 mi
KerlingarnefNNE 30°838 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:3519:40
June solstice02:3022:1300:27
September equinox07:0918:2619:31
December solstice11:3615:14

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4335401232

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