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Réttarhnúkur

Réttarhnúkur, seen from above at true elevation

Réttarhnúkur rises to 707 m. Háskerðingur stands 1,281 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Halldórsfell, a peak 0.9 miles away. Ring Road passes 25 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
707 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates63.97631, -18.82990
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 37
  • Eldgjá: 5.2 mi
  • Eldgjá: 5.2 mi
  • Eldgjá: 5.2 mi
  • Eldgjá: 5.2 mi
  • Eldgjá: 5.5 mi
Waterfalls: 15
  • Ofærufoss: 6.5 mi
  • Ófærufoss: 6.5 mi
  • Silfurfoss: 8.2 mi
  • Axlafoss: 11.9 mi
  • Tungnaárfellsfoss: 12.6 mi
Attractions: 5
Hot springs: 2
Historic sites: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Réttarhnúkur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HáskerðingurWSW 237°1,281 m10.6 mi
KaldaklofsfjöllWSW 237°1,167 m11.3 mi
ReykjaföllWSW 251°1,165 m9.9 mi
HrafntinnuskerWSW 254°1,141 m11.1 mi
StöðullWSW 255°1,132 m10.2 mi
HáaldaW 276°1,128 m10.1 mi
LöðmundurWNW 299°1,077 m12.5 mi
TindafjallSE 145°1,056 m2.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:2719:30
June solstice02:4821:5423:48
September equinox06:5818:1719:19
December solstice11:08—15:20

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4212125633

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