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Seljafell

Seljafell, seen from above at true elevation

Seljafell rises to 571 m. Ljósufjöll stands 988 m to the east, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Geirhnúkur, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
571 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates64.90057, -22.81562
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 11
  • Rjúkandi: 1.8 mi
  • Selvallafoss: 3.9 mi
  • Nátthagafoss: 6.3 mi
  • Grundarfoss: 11.9 mi
  • Kvernárfoss: 12.7 mi
Museums: 4
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Parks: 1
  • Freyjulundur: 12.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Veðurhorfur: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Landbrotalaug: 15.3 mi
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Seljafell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
LjósufjöllE 83°988 m7.2 mi
Botna-SkyrtunnaENE 77°988 m7.4 mi
SkyrtunnaE 88°956 m9.7 mi
HólsfjallWSW 255°950 m6.0 mi
HreggnasiENE 69°947 m5.0 mi
ÖrnW 264°934 m13.4 mi
RauðakúlaENE 77°917 m4.3 mi
RauðakúlurW 261°897 m11.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3318:4119:46
June solstice02:3622:1800:31
September equinox07:1418:3119:36
December solstice11:41—15:19

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4333948796

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