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Skjöldur

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Elevation
1,023 m
Tallest summit within 10.3 miles
Grjótárdalshnjúkur1,381 m · 7.9 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road17.8 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:30local time
Coordinates
65.8684, -18.8543

Skjöldur rises to 1,023 m. Grjótárdalshnjúkur stands 1,381 m to the south-southeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Þverfell, a peak 0.5 miles away. Ring Road passes 18 miles off.

Elevation
1023 m

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
GrjótárdalshnjúkurSSE 153°1,381 m7.9 mi
StaðargangnafjallS 172°1,370 m10.0 mi
SveinsstaðafjallSSE 148°1,325 m8.1 mi
Tjarnhólahnjúkur SyðriSE 136°1,301 m5.4 mi
RimarE 91°1,297 m10.2 mi
Tjarnhólahnjúkur YtriSE 128°1,283 m5.8 mi
IngjaldurS 171°1,275 m8.5 mi
Systur 02NE 51°1,272 m3.3 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 14
Attractions: 9
Waterfalls: 8
Hot springs: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:2319:30
June solsticeMidnight sun
September equinox06:5818:1319:20
December solstice11:4714:41

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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