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Sauðahnjúkur

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Elevation
641 m
Tallest summit within 19.2 miles
Herðubreiðarfjöll1,095 m · 16.5 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Roadon it
Sunset, March equinox
19:18local time
Coordinates
65.4471, -15.9400

Sauðahnjúkur rises to 641 m. Herðubreiðarfjöll stands 1,095 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Vegahnjúkur, a peak 0.8 miles away. Ring Road runs past it.

Elevation
641 m

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Sauðahnjúkur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HerðubreiðarfjöllWSW 242°1,095 m16.5 mi
ÞjóðfellENE 69°1,033 m8.7 mi
HaugsnibbaN 11°930 m19.2 mi
Fremri-GrímsstaðanúpurNW 308°881 m6.1 mi
HeyöxlESE 112°878 m8.3 mi
HrútafjöllNE 38°870 m18.6 mi
HestleiðarkollurSSE 153°869 m16.1 mi
GjáfjöllWSW 255°868 m15.8 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 2
Museums: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Historic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:1219:18
June solstice01:4321:5600:29
September equinox06:4618:0219:09
December solstice11:2514:40

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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