Peak · Iceland
Skálatindur
Skálatindur rises to 729 m. Jökulgilstindar stands 1,337 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Kleifatindur, a peak 0.7 miles away. Ring Road passes 1.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 729 m
How to reach it
Coordinates64.33298, -14.97501
- 1.1 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Vestrahorn · 4 mi
- Eskey · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Kleifatindur: 0.7 mi
- Bleikitindur: 1.6 mi
- Þorgeirsstaðatindur: 1.6 mi
- Skeggtindar: 1.7 mi
- Hrafnagilstindur: 1.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Innstifoss: 0.9 mi
- Skútafoss: 1.0 mi
- Fremstifoss: 1.2 mi
- Bergárfoss: 5.1 mi
- Stórifoss: 19.1 mi
Artworks: 2
- Red chair: 1.6 mi
- Akurey SF 52: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 2
- Godland movie set: 4.8 mi
- Tröllakrókar: 18.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Seamen's Monument: 9.2 mi
- Jón Eiríksson: 21.9 mi
Museums: 1
- Svavarssafn - Listasafn: 9.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Ósland: 9.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Skálatindur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jökulgilstindar | N 2° | 1,337 m | 12.5 mi |
| Afréttatindur | N 6° | 1,212 m | 12.5 mi |
| Meingilstindur | N 8° | 1,130 m | 12.0 mi |
| Reifstindur | NW 316° | 1,046 m | 10.2 mi |
| Lambatungnafjall | WNW 295° | 1,023 m | 2.8 mi |
| Seltindur | NW 309° | 998 m | 8.5 mi |
| Njörvafellstindur | NW 317° | 990 m | 11.4 mi |
| Svartagilsheiði | NNE 31° | 930 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:11 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 02:23 | 21:41 | 23:42 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:01 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 10:58 | — | 14:59 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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