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Rauðafell

Rauðafell, seen from above at true elevation

Rauðafell rises to 439 m. Bláfjall stands 1,206 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Steinfell, a peak 1.5 miles away. Ring Road passes 11 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
439 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates65.43698, -17.31230

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 14
Waterfalls: 8
Historic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 3
  • Seljahjallagil: 14.1 mi
  • Dimmuborgir: 15.7 mi
  • Hverfjall: 17.1 mi
Museums: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Gróður jarðar: 16.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Ljósavatn: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Rauðafell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BláfjallE 91°1,206 m13.3 mi
TungnafjallW 277°1,151 m19.5 mi
TungnafjallW 277°1,151 m20.3 mi
SkjónafellWSW 258°1,081 m20.8 mi
SigtúnafjallWNW 290°1,061 m20.8 mi
MöðruvallafjallW 271°995 m22.5 mi
TungufjallWNW 282°994 m11.6 mi
SellandafjallESE 104°988 m8.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:1819:24
June solstice01:4922:0100:34
September equinox06:5218:0819:14
December solstice11:30—14:46

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4790680900

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