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Elevation, modelled
2,093 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Hvannadalshnúkur2,110 m · 1.3 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road7.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
23:40local time
Coordinates
64.0256, -16.6443

Snæbreið rises to 2,093 m, modelled from terrain. Hvannadalshnúkur stands 2,110 m to the southwest, 1.3 miles off. Ring Road passes 7.4 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.

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Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Snæbreið. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HvannadalshnúkurSW 231°2,110 m1.3 mi
SveinstindurSE 141°2,059 m1.4 mi
DyrhamarSW 234°1,917 m2.1 mi
Hrútfjallstindar - hátindurWNW 299°1,877 m3.4 mi
Hrútfjallstindar - miðtindurWNW 296°1,861 m3.3 mi
Hrútfjallstindar - suðurtindurWNW 293°1,860 m3.3 mi
Vestari hnappurS 177°1,849 m3.5 mi
ÞuríðartindurN 3°1,741 m3.9 mi
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Overlooks nearby

Around it

74 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 53
Waterfalls: 13
Museums: 4
Historic sites: 2
Attractions: 1
Beaches: 1
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:1819:21
June solstice02:3821:4523:40
September equinox06:5018:0819:11
December solstice11:00—15:11

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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