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Rauðhálsar

Rauðhálsar, seen from above at true elevation

Rauðhálsar rises to 451 m. Tröllakirkja stands 932 m to the northeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Tindaborg, a peak 0.8 miles away. Ring Road passes 11 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
451 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.77348, -21.98806

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Tindaborg: 0.8 mi
  • Háheiðarkollur: 1.1 mi
  • Dagmálafjall: 1.4 mi
  • Selfjall: 2.2 mi
  • Miðmorgunsbungur: 2.5 mi
Waterfalls
  • Skuggafoss: 12.2 mi
  • Laxfoss: 12.5 mi
  • Laxfoss: 12.5 mi
  • Langárfoss: 12.6 mi
  • Sjávarfoss: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 12
Historic sites: 7
Museums: 5
Nature reserves: 4
  • Eldborg í Hnappadal: 9.2 mi
  • Einkunnir: 12.1 mi
  • Grábrókargígar: 13.1 mi
  • Andakíll: 16.0 mi
Hot springs: 4
  • Landbrotalaug: 10.5 mi
  • Grafarlaug: 18.9 mi
  • Árhver: 20.1 mi
  • Skrifla: 21.9 mi
Artworks: 4
Parks: 3
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Rauðhálsar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TröllakirkjaNE 35°932 m8.4 mi
SmjörhnúkurNNE 31°907 m7.2 mi
GeirshnúkurN 359°895 m9.8 mi
TröllakirkjaWNW 300°862 m6.4 mi
HrútaborgNE 42°861 m11.8 mi
HrútaborgNW 317°819 m6.3 mi
HáaleiksmúliNE 35°812 m5.0 mi
HelgufellN 7°811 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3018:3819:42
June solstice02:3822:1400:23
September equinox07:1118:2819:32
December solstice11:3515:19

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4334173012

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