Peak · Iceland
Skálafell
Skálafell rises to 774 m. Esja stands 914 m to the west, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Skálafellsöxl, a peak 0.6 miles away. Ring Road passes 7.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 774 m
How to reach it
Coordinates64.24043, -21.46325
- 7.6 mi off the Ring Road
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Hólkot: 5.5 mi
- Selkot: 5.8 mi
- Melkot: 5.9 mi
- Óðinshrafn: 8.1 mi
- Lífslöngun: 8.1 mi
Artworks
- Hús tímans - hús skáldsins: 8.3 mi
- Flatus Lifir: 8.6 mi
- The Phoenix: 9.6 mi
- Fallandi gengi: 13.0 mi
- Íslandsvitinn: 13.2 mi
Attractions: 59
- Sjávarfoss: 7.8 mi
- Flekaskilin: 10.2 mi
- Þingvellir: 10.3 mi
- Sandbrekkan: 10.4 mi
- Kirkjan: 10.4 mi
Peaks
- Skálafellsöxl: 0.6 mi
- Móskarðshnjúkar: 1.6 mi
- Múli: 1.7 mi
- Trana: 1.9 mi
- Skálafellsháls: 1.9 mi
Waterfalls
- Tröllafoss: 3.0 mi
- Þórufoss: 3.1 mi
- Pokafoss: 4.1 mi
- Flekkudalsfossar: 4.6 mi
- Helgufoss: 5.0 mi
Museums: 41
- Gljúfrasteinn: 5.4 mi
- Þingvellir: Hjarta lands og þjóðar: 10.1 mi
- Hernámssetrið: 12.6 mi
- Árbæjarsafn: 13.6 mi
- Heimili Veitna: 14.1 mi
Nature reserves: 40
- Bringur: 4.9 mi
- Tungufoss: 7.8 mi
- Álafoss: 8.2 mi
- Varmárósar: 8.4 mi
- Steðji (Staupasteinn): 8.6 mi
Parks: 38
- Hallsteinsgarður: 11.8 mi
- Kambsvöllur: 13.7 mi
- Lottutún: 14.1 mi
- Grundargerðisgarður: 14.6 mi
- Garðaflöt: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 26
- Lambagjá: 9.8 mi
- Klofningur: 9.8 mi
- Hestagjá: 10.1 mi
- Nefjagjá: 10.1 mi
- Almannagjá: 10.2 mi
Gardens: 6
- Rósagarðurinn: 14.5 mi
- Mislundur: 15.5 mi
- Hermannsgarður í Guðmundarlundi: 15.8 mi
- Vífilsstaðagarður: 16.9 mi
- Urtagarður í Nesi: 17.3 mi
Hot springs: 3
- Hvammsvík Hot Springs: 9.7 mi
- Hverahild: 16.6 mi
- Krosslaug: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Hjallaflatir: 17.2 mi
- Vífilsstaðahlíð: 17.5 mi
- Guðmundarlundur: 24.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Mud Pot: 11.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Langisandur: 18.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Akranesviti: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Skálafell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esja | W 273° | 914 m | 5.8 mi |
| Hátindur | W 273° | 909 m | 4.2 mi |
| Kambshorn | W 268° | 851 m | 8.6 mi |
| Gunnlaugsskarð | W 263° | 843 m | 5.6 mi |
| Þverfellshorn | W 266° | 840 m | 7.5 mi |
| Móskarðshnjúkar | W 280° | 800 m | 1.6 mi |
| Búrfell | ENE 58° | 783 m | 8.7 mi |
| Esjuhorn | NW 309° | 755 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 18:37 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 02:51 | 22:06 | 00:05 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:27 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 11:23 | — | 15:26 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4363604866
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