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Sandkúlur

Sandkúlur, a peak in Iceland
Sandkúlur, a peak in IcelandPeterRYV · CC BY-SA 4.0

Sandkúlur rises to 844 m. Snæfellsjökull - Miðþúfa stands 1,446 m to the southwest, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Geldingafell, a peak 1.3 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
844 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.83146, -23.70461

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Geldingafell: 1.3 mi
  • Rauðkúla: 1.3 mi
  • Brennivínskúlur: 1.5 mi
  • Tindfell: 2.0 mi
  • Náttmálahnúkur: 2.0 mi
Attractions: 15
  • Rauðfeldsgjá: 2.8 mi
  • Tindur SH179: 4.2 mi
  • Eystrigjá: 5.0 mi
  • Stone arch in the ocean: 5.2 mi
  • Vatnshellir: 6.7 mi
Waterfalls: 13
Museums: 4
  • Pakkhús: 4.5 mi
  • Sjóminjasafnið á Hellissandi: 7.8 mi
  • Sjómannagarðurinn: 7.8 mi
  • Bjarnarhöfn Museum: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 4
Historic sites: 4
Nature reserves: 3
  • Bárðarlaug: 5.1 mi
  • Ströndin við Stapa og Hellna: 5.4 mi
  • Búðahraun: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Þúfubjarg: 7.0 mi
  • Þúfubjarg: 7.0 mi
  • Þúfubjarg: 7.1 mi
Parks: 1
  • Sjómannagarðurinn: 4.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Sandkúlur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snæfellsjökull - MiðþúfaSW 228°1,446 m2.9 mi
Snæfellsjökull - VesturþúfaSW 228°1,442 m3.4 mi
NorðurþúfaSW 230°1,390 m2.8 mi
SandfellWSW 237°1,217 m3.7 mi
ÞríhyrningurWSW 240°1,191 m2.2 mi
BöðvarskúlaENE 68°988 m11.2 mi
KaldnasaborgirENE 64°986 m10.8 mi
ÖrnENE 75°934 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3718:4519:49
June solstice02:4222:2100:32
September equinox07:1818:3519:39
December solstice11:43—15:24

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4332604631

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