Peak · Iceland
Skúmhöttur

Skúmhöttur rises to 1,182 m. Kistufell stands 1,239 m to the northeast, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Botnatindur, a peak 1.1 miles away. Ring Road passes 3.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1182 m
How to reach it
Coordinates65.04242, -14.48100
- 3.8 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Reyðarfjörður · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Botnatindur: 1.1 mi
- Sandfell: 2.2 mi
- Kistufell: 2.3 mi
- Áreyjatindur: 2.9 mi
- Hádegishnúkur: 3.2 mi
Waterfalls: 28
- Lambafoss: 8.0 mi
- Búðarárfoss: 8.1 mi
- Ljósáfoss: 9.0 mi
- Litlanesfoss: 12.0 mi
- Litlanesfoss: 12.1 mi
Historic sites: 16
- byssustæði: 8.0 mi
- Höfðasel: 13.0 mi
- Expatriates to Canada: 13.1 mi
- Völvuleiði: 13.3 mi
- Minningarmörk úr hofnum kirkjugarðsi: 14.7 mi
Museums: 9
- Stríðsárasafnið: 7.9 mi
- Skriðuklaustur: 13.8 mi
- Minjasafn Austurlands: 15.4 mi
- Óbyggðasetur Íslands: 20.4 mi
- Skaftfell. Center for Visual Art, East Iceland: 20.6 mi
Attractions: 7
- Guttormslundur: 9.1 mi
- Vök Baths: 18.0 mi
- Helgustaðanáma: 18.3 mi
- Cable Box: 21.8 mi
- Steinasafn Petru: 22.6 mi
Parks: 3
- Grænafell: 5.1 mi
- Listigarðurinn: 15.4 mi
- Sigfúsarlundur: 16.0 mi
Artworks: 3
- Eilifðardraumurinn: 15.2 mi
- hvernig gengur...?: 21.1 mi
- Tvísöngur: 21.3 mi
Beaches: 2
- Langisandur: 20.3 mi
- Saxa: 24.3 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Teigarhorn: 24.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Skúmhöttur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kistufell | NE 56° | 1,239 m | 2.3 mi |
| Lambafell | SE 142° | 1,201 m | 10.0 mi |
| Jökultindur | S 177° | 1,171 m | 8.8 mi |
| Sandfell | NNW 347° | 1,157 m | 2.2 mi |
| Botnatindur | ENE 79° | 1,146 m | 1.1 mi |
| Hallbjarnarstaðatindur | SSW 207° | 1,145 m | 4.2 mi |
| Hallberutindur | ESE 116° | 1,136 m | 8.7 mi |
| Hádegishnúkur | NNW 348° | 1,129 m | 3.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:07 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 01:58 | 21:46 | 00:03 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 17:57 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 11:10 | — | 14:43 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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