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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
Waterfalls: 13
  • Ofærufoss: 6.5 mi
  • Silfurfoss: 8.2 mi
  • Axlafoss: 11.9 mi
  • Tungnaárfellsfoss: 12.6 mi
  • Ljósafoss: 13.3 mi
Attractions: 4
Hot springs: 2
Historic sites: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Eldgjá: 5.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Réttarhnúkur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HáskerðingurWSW1,281 m10.6 mi
KaldaklofsfjöllWSW1,167 m11.3 mi
ReykjaföllWSW1,165 m9.9 mi
HrafntinnuskerWSW1,141 m11.1 mi
StöðullWSW1,132 m10.2 mi
HáaldaW1,128 m10.1 mi
LöðmundurWNW1,077 m12.5 mi
TindafjallSE1,056 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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