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Skriða

Skriða, seen from above at true elevation

Skriða rises to 946 m. Hlöðufell stands 1,186 m to the northeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Skriðutindar, a peak 1.6 miles away. Ring Road passes 28 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
946 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.35495, -20.68245

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
Cliffs: 24
  • Kræklugjá: 8.7 mi
  • Hlíðargjá: 10.4 mi
  • Gildruholtsgjá: 11.7 mi
  • Bæjargjá: 13.4 mi
  • Hvannagjá: 13.4 mi
Attractions: 24
Hot springs: 13
  • Konungshver: 11.7 mi
  • Óþerrishola: 11.8 mi
  • Blesi: 11.8 mi
  • Móri: 11.8 mi
  • Sísjóðandi: 11.8 mi
Historic sites: 12
Springs: 3
  • Martinslaug: 12.0 mi
  • Reykholtshver: 14.4 mi
  • Hrunalaug: 20.0 mi
Parks: 2
  • Ungmennafélagsgarður: 19.0 mi
  • Yndisskógur: 19.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Friðland við Fitjaá í Skorradal: 20.6 mi
  • Húsafellsskógur: 23.7 mi
Artworks: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Guðmundarlundur: 22.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.1 miles of Skriða. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HlöðufellNE 45°1,186 m6.3 mi
SyðstasúlaW 265°1,093 m14.4 mi
MiðsúlaW 267°1,086 m14.0 mi
VestursúlaW 270°1,086 m15.1 mi
Stóra-BjörnsfellN 357°1,055 m9.7 mi
HáasúlaW 271°1,023 m13.9 mi
HögnhöfðiE 88°1,002 m5.5 mi
SúlnabergW 268°954 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:3319:37
June solstice02:4522:0400:05
September equinox07:0618:2419:27
December solstice11:22—15:21

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4353128436

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