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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

How to reach it

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Coordinates65.40794, -17.03650

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 13
  • Fellshóll: 11.1 mi
  • Rófugerðishóll: 11.2 mi
  • Ytri Kleifarhóll: 11.3 mi
  • Hamarshólar: 11.7 mi
  • Klasar: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Nature reserves: 3
  • Seljahjallagil: 8.4 mi
  • Dimmuborgir: 13.1 mi
  • Hverfjall: 14.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 2
Artworks: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HáihnjúkurSSE1,311 m21.7 mi
KollurSSE1,238 m22.5 mi
EggertESE1,224 m19.8 mi
BláfjallENE1,206 m5.7 mi
KollóttadyngjaSE1,168 m19.2 mi
HerðubreiðarfjöllESE1,095 m17.9 mi
HrúthálsarESE1,047 m17.5 mi
TungufjallWNW994 m19.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:1619:23
June solstice01:5022:0000:31
September equinox06:5118:0719:13
December solstice11:28—14:45

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/6820837448

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