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Skeggjabrekkuhyrna

Skeggjabrekkuhyrna, seen from above at true elevation

Skeggjabrekkuhyrna rises to 907 m. Halldór stands 1,100 m to the south-southeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Þverfjall, a peak 1.8 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
907 m

How to reach it

Coordinates66.06796, -18.78793

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Þverfjall: 1.8 mi
  • Ósbrekkufjall: 1.8 mi
  • Auðnahyrna: 2.0 mi
  • Syðriárhyrna: 2.7 mi
  • Grænuvallahnjúkur: 2.9 mi
Museums: 15
Historic sites: 13
  • Vatnsendi: 2.9 mi
  • Vík: 4.7 mi
  • Skarðdalskot: 5.8 mi
  • Lífsbjörg: 6.5 mi
  • Sildarstulkan: 6.5 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Þverá;waterfull: 4.1 mi
  • Leyningsfoss: 5.9 mi
  • Reykjafoss: 6.5 mi
  • waterfull: 6.5 mi
  • Mígandifoss: 7.3 mi
Attractions: 6
  • SI-152: 6.4 mi
  • Mígandifoss: 7.3 mi
  • Bjórböðin: 14.7 mi
  • Grafarkirkja: 21.3 mi
  • Auðunarstofa: 24.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Böggvistaðafjall: 9.0 mi
  • Svarfaðardalur: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Gústi Guðsmaður: 6.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Gvendarbrunnur: 24.9 mi
Parks: 1
  • Biskupagarður: 24.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Skeggjabrekkuhyrna. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HalldórSSE1,100 m6.4 mi
KerahnjúkurESE1,097 m5.6 mi
StrákafjallSSE1,091 m8.8 mi
KistufjallE1,070 m5.8 mi
HreppsendasúlurSSW1,052 m8.6 mi
JökulkollurESE1,045 m5.9 mi
RauðhyrnaSSE1,004 m7.0 mi
BassiESE1,001 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:2219:30
June solsticeMidnight sun——
September equinox06:5718:1219:20
December solstice11:53—14:35

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4358712984

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