Peak · Iceland
Sandfell
Sandfell rises to 341 m. Bláfjallahorn stands 702 m to the south-southeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Selfjall, a peak 0.9 miles away. Ring Road passes 1.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 341 m
How to reach it
Coordinates64.05053, -21.65888
- 1.7 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bird watching · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Selfjall: 0.9 mi
- Rjúpnadalshnúkar: 0.9 mi
- Rauðuhnúkar: 2.4 mi
- Vífilsfell: 3.2 mi
- Vífilfellsöxl: 3.3 mi
Artworks
- Íslandsvitinn: 1.8 mi
- Fallandi gengi: 5.8 mi
- Mynd: 6.0 mi
- Sólarauga: 6.9 mi
- Stúpa: 7.0 mi
Historic sites
- Bautasteinn 2: 2.4 mi
- Bautasteinn 1: 2.4 mi
- Bautasteinn 3: 2.4 mi
- Gjárétt: 5.7 mi
- Lífslöngun: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 59
- Vatnsgjáin: 5.7 mi
- Borholuhús: 7.1 mi
- Dofri: 7.1 mi
- Leikskólalundur: 7.9 mi
- Álfaborg: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 49
- Litli-Foss: 5.1 mi
- Breiðholtsfoss: 5.8 mi
- Selásfoss: 5.9 mi
- Selfoss: 6.6 mi
- Kermóafossar: 6.7 mi
Museums: 43
- Árbæjarsafn: 6.7 mi
- Heimili Veitna: 7.2 mi
- Jarðhitasýningin: 7.9 mi
- Hönnunarsafn Íslands: 8.3 mi
- Náttúrufræðistofa Kópavogs: 8.7 mi
Nature reserves: 39
- Tröllabörn: 2.0 mi
- Bláfjallafólkvangur: 3.4 mi
- Eldborg: 3.6 mi
- Búrfell: 5.8 mi
- Litluborgir: 6.0 mi
Parks: 39
- Guðmundarlundur: 5.2 mi
- Magnúsarlundur: 5.5 mi
- Seljabotnar: 6.7 mi
- Lottutún: 7.1 mi
- Fossvogsdalur: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 32
- Þórishamar: 4.7 mi
- Langahlíð: 7.5 mi
- Virkið: 9.9 mi
- Gálgaklettar: 10.0 mi
- Innristapi: 12.6 mi
Springs: 25
- Hot spring: 10.2 mi
- Mud Pot: 11.1 mi
- Mud Pot: 11.5 mi
- Mud Pot: 11.5 mi
- Mud Pot: 12.0 mi
Gardens: 5
- Mislundur: 4.9 mi
- Hermannsgarður í Guðmundarlundi: 5.2 mi
- Vífilsstaðagarður: 7.2 mi
- Rósagarðurinn: 7.3 mi
- Urtagarður í Nesi: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hjallaflatir: 5.3 mi
- Vífilsstaðahlíð: 6.5 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Hverahild: 10.0 mi
- Hvammsvík Hot Springs: 22.5 mi
Beaches: 2
- Þorli: 15.3 mi
- Langisandur: 21.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Akranesviti: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Sandfell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bláfjallahorn | SSE 168° | 702 m | 5.0 mi |
| Bláfjallahryggur | SE 134° | 691 m | 4.0 mi |
| Bláfjöll | SSE 148° | 671 m | 4.2 mi |
| Kerlingarhnúkur | SSE 168° | 660 m | 5.6 mi |
| Vífilsfell | ESE 105° | 655 m | 3.2 mi |
| Hvirfill | SSW 213° | 621 m | 7.5 mi |
| Heiðartoppur | S 175° | 613 m | 6.4 mi |
| Stóra-Kóngsfell | S 181° | 602 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 18:38 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 02:57 | 22:06 | 00:01 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:28 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 11:20 | — | 15:31 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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