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Skuggadyngja

Skuggadyngja, seen from above at true elevation

Skuggadyngja rises to 870 m. Eggert stands 1,224 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Ketilhyrnur, a peak 1.4 miles away. Ring Road passes 12 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
870 m

How to reach it

Coordinates65.46497, -16.62723

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Ketilhyrnur: 1.4 mi
  • Ketildyngja: 2.4 mi
  • Heilagsdalsfjall: 3.2 mi
  • Búrfellstögl: 4.6 mi
  • Stórihnjúkur: 5.9 mi
Attractions: 14
  • Lofthellir Lava Cave: 6.8 mi
  • Kirkja: 11.5 mi
  • Gatklettur: 11.7 mi
  • Hallarflöt: 11.8 mi
  • Klasar: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 6
Nature reserves: 3
  • Seljahjallagil: 6.7 mi
  • Dimmuborgir: 11.6 mi
  • Hverfjall: 12.1 mi
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Gróður jarðar: 13.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Skuggadyngja. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
EggertSSE 162°1,224 m15.6 mi
BláfjallWSW 250°1,206 m6.7 mi
KollóttadyngjaS 172°1,168 m17.1 mi
HerðubreiðarfjöllSSE 150°1,095 m10.6 mi
HrúthálsarSSE 164°1,047 m12.9 mi
SellandafjallWSW 252°988 m12.4 mi
KetilhyrnurSW 222°970 m1.4 mi
BúrfellN 355°953 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:1519:21
June solstice01:4521:5900:33
September equinox06:4918:0519:11
December solstice11:28—14:42

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5387025697

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