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Sauðahnjúkur

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Elevation
582 m
Tallest summit within 19.9 miles
Bláfjall1,206 m · 8.5 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road7.0 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:22local time
Coordinates
65.5439, -16.7265

Sauðahnjúkur rises to 582 m. Bláfjall stands 1,206 m to the south-southwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Lofthellir Lava Cave, a attraction 0.8 miles away. Ring Road passes 7.0 miles off.

The record
Elevation
582 m
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Sauðahnjúkur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BláfjallSSW 204°1,206 m8.5 mi
HerðubreiðarfjöllSSE 151°1,095 m16.7 mi
HrúthálsarSSE 160°1,047 m18.9 mi
SellandafjallSW 224°988 m12.9 mi
KetilhyrnurSSE 164°970 m6.8 mi
BúrfellENE 77°953 m2.4 mi
JónstindurNNW 343°883 m16.4 mi
Fremri-GrímsstaðanúpurE 99°881 m18.0 mi
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Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 14
Waterfalls: 8
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 2
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:1519:22
June solstice01:3922:0000:40
September equinox06:4918:0519:12
December solstice11:30—14:41

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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