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Skál

Skál, seen from above at true elevation

Skál rises to 556 m. Snæfellsjökull - Miðþúfa stands 1,446 m to the south-southeast, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Snekkjufoss, a waterfall 1.0 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
556 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.85805, -23.80621

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Hreggnasi: 1.7 mi
  • Bárðarkista: 1.8 mi
  • Miðfell: 1.8 mi
  • Búrfell: 2.2 mi
  • Geldingafell: 2.3 mi
Attractions: 15
  • Tindur SH179: 4.2 mi
  • Fish huts: 4.7 mi
  • Hellissandur street art: 4.8 mi
  • Írskrabrunnur: 5.1 mi
  • Rauðfeldsgjá: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 4
Museums: 3
  • Pakkhús: 3.9 mi
  • Sjóminjasafnið á Hellissandi: 4.5 mi
  • Sjómannagarðurinn: 4.5 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Bárðarlaug: 7.8 mi
  • Ströndin við Stapa og Hellna: 8.5 mi
  • Búðahraun: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Þúfubjarg: 8.5 mi
  • Þúfubjarg: 8.6 mi
  • Þúfubjarg: 8.6 mi
Parks: 1
  • Sjómannagarðurinn: 3.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Skál. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snæfellsjökull - MiðþúfaSSE 168°1,446 m3.9 mi
Snæfellsjökull - VesturþúfaS 173°1,442 m4.1 mi
NorðurþúfaSSE 167°1,390 m3.7 mi
SandfellS 182°1,217 m3.9 mi
ÞríhyrningurSSE 159°1,191 m3.1 mi
BöðvarskúlaE 80°988 m13.6 mi
KaldnasaborgirENE 77°986 m13.0 mi
ÖrnE 84°934 m15.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3718:4519:50
June solstice02:4222:2200:34
September equinox07:1818:3519:40
December solstice11:4415:24

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4332604633

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