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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: 7
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 22.9 miles of Rauðafell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BláfjallE1,206 m13.3 mi
TungnafjallW1,151 m19.5 mi
SkjónafellWSW1,081 m20.8 mi
SigtúnafjallWNW1,061 m20.8 mi
HraunártungurWSW1,042 m22.9 mi
MöðruvallafjallW995 m22.5 mi
TungufjallWNW994 m11.6 mi
SellandafjallESE988 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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