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Rjúpnafell

Rjúpnafell, seen from above at true elevation

Rjúpnafell rises to 348 m. Hábunga Mýrdalsjökuls stands 1,495 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Leirárfoss, a waterfall 3.9 miles away. Ring Road passes 6.6 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
348 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates63.63442, -18.66905

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sandfell: 4.8 mi
  • Miðhryggur: 7.3 mi
  • Austastihryggur: 7.4 mi
  • Fremra-Húsafell: 7.7 mi
  • Ólafshaus: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 42
  • Eldgjá: 17.6 mi
  • Eldgjá: 17.9 mi
  • Eldgjá: 18.3 mi
  • Eldgjá: 18.3 mi
  • Eldgjá: 18.5 mi
Waterfalls: 21
  • Leirárfoss: 3.9 mi
  • Hólmsárfoss: 5.5 mi
  • Hrúthálsafoss: 5.8 mi
  • Remundargilsfossi: 9.0 mi
  • Huldufoss: 9.7 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Laufskálavarða: 6.9 mi
  • Eldhraun: 16.0 mi
  • Fjaðrárgljúfur: 17.9 mi
  • Black Beach Riding Tours: 18.1 mi
  • Icelandic Lava Show: 18.3 mi
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 3
  • För: 18.3 mi
  • The Gold Nugget: 21.4 mi
  • Byrði sögunnar: 21.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Álftaversgígar: 9.5 mi
  • Kirkjugólf: 22.1 mi
Museums: 2
Parks: 1
  • Guðlaugsblettur: 18.3 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Strútslaug: 18.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Rjúpnafell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hábunga MýrdalsjökulsWSW 252°1,495 m13.2 mi
SandfellNNW 327°1,033 m19.3 mi
StrúturNNW 330°971 m16.3 mi
SvartahnúksfjöllNNW 343°881 m16.5 mi
JökulshöfuðWSW 239°845 m10.5 mi
ÖldufellNW 325°810 m10.3 mi
MælifellNW 324°799 m14.1 mi
Suður-KerlingarhnúkurNNW 334°777 m10.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:2719:29
June solstice02:5521:5023:39
September equinox06:5818:1719:19
December solstice11:02—15:25

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4224228163

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