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Rauðakúla

Rauðakúla, seen from above at true elevation

Rauðakúla rises to 917 m. Ljósufjöll stands 988 m to the east, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Hreggnasi, a peak 0.9 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
917 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates64.91478, -22.67288
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 14
  • Nátthagafoss: 3.7 mi
  • Rjúkandi: 4.4 mi
  • Selvallafoss: 7.1 mi
  • Rjúkandafoss: 10.1 mi
  • Bakkárfoss: 13.1 mi
Museums: 4
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Cliffs: 1
Parks: 1
  • Freyjulundur: 11.1 mi
Springs: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Landbrotalaug: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Veðurhorfur: 17.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Rauðakúla. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
LjósufjöllE988 m3.0 mi
Botna-SkyrtunnaENE988 m3.1 mi
SkyrtunnaE956 m5.6 mi
HólsfjallWSW950 m10.3 mi
HreggnasiNNE947 m0.9 mi
SvörtufellE880 m6.3 mi
ElliðatindarWSW864 m8.4 mi
HesturE854 m6.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3318:4019:45
June solstice02:3522:1800:31
September equinox07:1318:3019:35
December solstice11:40—15:19

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4333948791

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