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Sellandafjall

Sellandafjall, seen from above at true elevation

Sellandafjall rises to 988 m. Háihnjúkur stands 1,311 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bláfjall, a peak 5.7 miles away. Ring Road passes 13 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 988 m

Getting there

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Coordinates65.40794, -17.03650

12.7 mi off the Ring Road

Overlooks nearby

Goðafoss · 24 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Bláfjall: 5.7 mi
Rauðafell: 8.2 mi
Steinfell: 8.7 mi
Sandfell: 10.1 mi
Jafnafell: 10.3 mi

Attractions13

Fellshóll: 11.1 mi
Rófugerðishóll: 11.2 mi
Ytri Kleifarhóll: 11.3 mi
Hamarshólar: 11.7 mi
Klasar: 12.0 mi

Waterfalls6

Ingvararfoss: 8.8 mi
Ingvararfoss: 9.1 mi
Aldeyjarfoss: 9.1 mi
Hrafnabjargafoss: 9.9 mi
Geitafoss: 24.0 mi

Nature reserves3

Seljahjallagil: 8.4 mi
Dimmuborgir: 13.1 mi
Hverfjall: 14.5 mi

Historic sites2

Skútustaðagígar: 11.4 mi
Hallgrímur og Ólafía: 15.2 mi

Museums2

Fuglasafn Sigurgeirs: 15.3 mi
Kröflustöð: 21.7 mi

Artworks1

Gróður jarðar: 15.0 mi

On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Sellandafjall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Háihnjúkur	SSE 160°	1,311 m	21.7 mi
Kollur	SSE 154°	1,238 m	22.5 mi
Eggert	ESE 123°	1,224 m	19.8 mi
Bláfjall	ENE 73°	1,206 m	5.7 mi
Kollóttadyngja	SE 132°	1,168 m	19.2 mi
Herðubreiðarfjöll	ESE 107°	1,095 m	17.9 mi
Hrúthálsar	ESE 118°	1,047 m	17.5 mi
Tungufjall	WNW 283°	994 m	19.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:10	18:16	19:23
June solstice	01:50	22:00	00:31
September equinox	06:51	18:07	19:13
December solstice	11:28	—	14:45

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikipedia Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/6820837448

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