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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
Hot springs: 1
  • hot spring: 6.3 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 9.6 miles of Skeggjabrekkuhyrna. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HalldórSSE 148°1,100 m6.4 mi
KerahnjúkurESE 111°1,097 m5.6 mi
StrákafjallSSE 161°1,091 m8.8 mi
KistufjallE 98°1,070 m5.8 mi
HreppsendasúlurSSW 198°1,052 m8.6 mi
JökulkollurESE 121°1,045 m5.9 mi
BarkarkollaSE 145°1,030 m6.6 mi
RauðhyrnaSSE 160°1,004 m7.0 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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