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Skuggafjöll

Skuggafjöll, seen from above at true elevation

Skuggafjöll rises to 851 m. Háskerðingur stands 1,281 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Hörðubreið, a peak 1.6 miles away. Ring Road passes 23 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
851 m

How to reach it

Coordinates63.97665, -18.72208

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 37
  • Eldgjá: 3.0 mi
  • Eldgjá: 3.1 mi
  • Eldgjá: 3.1 mi
  • Eldgjá: 3.1 mi
  • Eldgjá: 3.1 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Ofærufoss: 3.2 mi
  • Ófærufoss: 3.3 mi
  • Silfurfoss: 5.9 mi
  • Axlafoss: 11.8 mi
  • Tungnaárfellsfoss: 14.9 mi
Attractions: 7
Historic sites: 3
Hot springs: 2
Artworks: 2
  • The Gold Nugget: 24.0 mi
  • Byrði sögunnar: 24.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Kirkjugólf: 24.1 mi
Museums: 1
  • Kirkjubaejarstofa: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of Skuggafjöll. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HáskerðingurWSW 245°1,281 m13.5 mi
ReykjaföllWSW 255°1,165 m13.1 mi
StöðullW 259°1,132 m13.4 mi
HáaldaW 274°1,128 m13.3 mi
SveinstindurNE 46°1,089 m12.8 mi
TindafjallSW 226°1,056 m2.7 mi
SandfellSW 230°1,033 m11.6 mi
SkalliW 261°1,027 m9.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:2619:29
June solstice02:4721:5323:48
September equinox06:5818:1619:19
December solstice11:0715:20

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4212125638

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