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Snjóalda

Snjóalda, seen from above at true elevation

Snjóalda rises to 933 m. Reykjaföll stands 1,165 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Ónýtafell, a peak 1.8 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
933 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.06602, -18.85720

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 37
  • Eldgjá: 10.0 mi
  • Eldgjá: 10.1 mi
  • Eldgjá: 10.2 mi
  • Eldgjá: 10.3 mi
  • Eldgjá: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 17
Attractions: 4
Hot springs: 2
Historic sites: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Snjóalda. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ReykjaföllSW 222°1,165 m12.8 mi
LitlhöfðiWSW 246°1,146 m12.9 mi
HrafntinnuskerSW 227°1,141 m13.4 mi
StöðullSW 226°1,132 m12.6 mi
HáaldaWSW 241°1,128 m10.5 mi
SveinstindurENE 78°1,089 m13.6 mi
LöðmundurW 270°1,077 m10.1 mi
TindafjallSSE 165°1,056 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:2719:30
June solstice02:4621:5423:50
September equinox06:5818:1719:20
December solstice11:09—15:19

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4212125644

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