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Skarðshnjúkur

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Elevation: 785 m
Tallest summit within 13.0 miles: Kerahnjúkur1,097 m · 12.8 mi
Sunset, March equinox: 19:31local time
Coordinates: 66.1278, -19.0048

Skarðshnjúkur rises to 785 m. Kerahnjúkur stands 1,097 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Illviðrishnjúkur, a peak 0.6 miles away.

The record

Elevation: 785 m

On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Skarðshnjúkur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Kerahnjúkur	ESE 118°	1,097 m	12.8 mi
Kistufjall	ESE 113°	1,070 m	12.8 mi
Hreppsendasúlur	SSE 165°	1,052 m	12.8 mi
Bassi	ESE 120°	1,001 m	13.0 mi
Bræðraleið	SE 133°	964 m	12.8 mi
Breiðarfjall	SSE 165°	961 m	11.8 mi
Nítuhnjúkur	SE 131°	955 m	12.5 mi
Múlakolla	ESE 106°	950 m	12.7 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Illviðrishnjúkur: 0.6 mi
Torfnafjall: 1.1 mi
Mánárfjall: 1.3 mi
Hákambar: 1.3 mi
Snókur: 1.5 mi

Historic sites13

Museums11

Síldarminjasafnið: 2.9 mi
Ljóðasetur Íslands: 3.1 mi
Þjóðlagasetur sr. Bjarna Þorsteinssonar: 3.1 mi
Slippurinn: 3.2 mi
Saga Fotografica: 3.3 mi

Waterfalls5

Leyningsfoss: 1.8 mi
Þverá;waterfull: 10.2 mi
waterfull: 12.1 mi
Reykjafoss: 12.1 mi
Mígandifoss: 14.0 mi

Attractions4

SI-152: 3.2 mi
Mígandifoss: 14.1 mi
Grafarkirkja: 20.6 mi
Bjórböðin: 22.0 mi

Hot springs1

hot spring: 11.9 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:18	18:23	19:31
June solstice	Midnight sun	—	—
September equinox	06:58	18:13	19:21
December solstice	11:55	—	14:34

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

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