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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

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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 14.6 miles of Rauðakúla. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
LjósufjöllE 91°988 m3.0 mi
Botna-SkyrtunnaENE 78°988 m3.1 mi
SkyrtunnaE 97°956 m5.6 mi
HólsfjallWSW 256°950 m10.3 mi
HreggnasiNNE 32°947 m0.9 mi
SvörtufellE 97°880 m6.3 mi
ElliðatindarWSW 251°864 m8.4 mi
HesturE 87°854 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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