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Pétursey

Pétursey, seen from above at true elevation

Pétursey rises to 274 m. Hámundur stands 1,666 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Fell, a historic site 1.7 miles away. Ring Road passes 0.4 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
274 m

How to reach it

Coordinates63.46783, -19.27115

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sjónarhólar: 3.6 mi
  • Geitafjall: 4.5 mi
  • Hrossatungur: 4.9 mi
  • Jökulhaus: 5.1 mi
  • Valaþúfa: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls: 33
  • Selfoss: 7.4 mi
  • Kvernufoss: 7.7 mi
  • Selvaðsfoss: 7.8 mi
  • Fosstorfufoss: 8.5 mi
  • Hestavaðsfoss: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 18
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Parks: 1
  • Guðlaugsblettur: 8.7 mi
Artworks: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Álftaversgígar: 24.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Pétursey. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HámundurNW 315°1,666 m14.9 mi
GuðnasteinnNW 313°1,500 m15.8 mi
GoðasteinnNW 315°1,497 m16.4 mi
Hábunga MýrdalsjökulsNE 39°1,495 m9.5 mi
MerkurtungnahausNNW 333°868 m14.2 mi
SkaratungnahausNNW 330°856 m15.0 mi
MófellN 349°853 m16.3 mi
JökulshöfuðENE 57°845 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:3019:31
June solstice03:0121:5123:38
September equinox07:0018:2019:21
December solstice11:0115:30

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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