Peak · Iceland
Sandkúlur
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
- Rauðfeldsgjá: 2.8 mi
- Rjúkandi: 3.6 mi
- Bæjarfoss: 4.2 mi
- Snekkjufoss: 4.5 mi
- Kerlingarfoss: 5.1 mi
Museums: 4
- Pakkhús: 4.5 mi
- Sjóminjasafnið á Hellissandi: 7.8 mi
- Sjómannagarðurinn: 7.8 mi
- Bjarnarhöfn Museum: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 4
- Bárður Snæfellsás: 5.1 mi
- Jöklarar: 7.8 mi
- Beðið í von: 8.0 mi
- Veðurhorfur: 14.4 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Bárðarlaug: 5.1 mi
- Ströndin við Stapa og Hellna: 5.4 mi
- Búðahraun: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Laugarbrekka: 5.2 mi
- Kristjón Jónsson: 7.7 mi
- Sýn: 14.4 mi
Parks: 1
- Sjómannagarðurinn: 4.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Þúfubjarg: 7.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Sandkúlur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snæfellsjökull - Miðþúfa | SW 228° | 1,446 m | 2.9 mi |
| Snæfellsjökull - Vesturþúfa | SW 228° | 1,442 m | 3.4 mi |
| Norðurþúfa | SW 230° | 1,390 m | 2.8 mi |
| Sandfell | WSW 237° | 1,217 m | 3.7 mi |
| Þríhyrningur | WSW 240° | 1,191 m | 2.2 mi |
| Böðvarskúla | ENE 68° | 988 m | 11.2 mi |
| Kaldnasaborgir | ENE 64° | 986 m | 10.8 mi |
| Örn | ENE 75° | 934 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 18:45 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 02:42 | 22:21 | 00:32 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:35 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 11:43 | — | 15:24 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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