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Rifnihnjúkur

Rifnihnjúkur, seen from above at true elevation

Rifnihnjúkur rises to 768 m. Skarphéðinstindur stands 1,944 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Hvannalindir, a attraction 3.4 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
768 m
Getting there

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Coordinates64.93135, -16.36423
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 9
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 16.9 mi
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 17.0 mi
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 17.2 mi
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 17.7 mi
  • Hafrahvammagljúfur: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Historic sites: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Hvannalindir: 3.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Svartárlindir: 6.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Rifnihnjúkur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SkarphéðinstindurSSW 200°1,944 m21.7 mi
Vestari KverkSSW 206°1,818 m19.2 mi
HerðubreiðN 2°1,682 m16.8 mi
ÞorvaldstindurWNW 297°1,516 m12.2 mi
DyngjufjöllWNW 300°1,394 m17.3 mi
WattsfellWNW 292°1,317 m14.5 mi
HáihnjúkurNW 316°1,311 m17.5 mi
KverkhnjúkarSSW 203°1,295 m15.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:1519:20
June solstice02:0921:5300:07
September equinox06:4818:0519:10
December solstice11:15—14:53

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5386956600

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