Skip to content
Byway
Peak · Iceland

Stakihnúkur

Stakihnúkur, seen from above at true elevation

Stakihnúkur rises to 810 m. Háskerðingur stands 1,281 m to the southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Stórikýlingur, a peak 1.4 miles away. Ring Road passes 27 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
810 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates64.00566, -18.88757
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 38
  • Eldgjá: 7.9 mi
  • Eldgjá: 7.9 mi
  • Eldgjá: 7.9 mi
  • Eldgjá: 7.9 mi
  • Eldgjá: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Ofærufoss: 8.6 mi
  • Ófærufoss: 8.7 mi
  • Tungnaárfellsfoss: 9.9 mi
  • Silfurfoss: 10.8 mi
  • Sigöldugljúfur: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 4
Hot springs: 2
Historic sites: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Stakihnúkur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HáskerðingurSW 223°1,281 m10.5 mi
KaldaklofsfjöllSW 223°1,167 m11.3 mi
ReykjaföllSW 235°1,165 m9.3 mi
LitlhöfðiW 265°1,146 m10.9 mi
HrafntinnuskerWSW 241°1,141 m10.2 mi
StöðullWSW 240°1,132 m9.3 mi
HáaldaW 263°1,128 m8.3 mi
LöðmundurWNW 294°1,077 m10.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:2719:30
June solstice02:4721:5423:49
September equinox06:5918:1719:20
December solstice11:08—15:20

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4212125645

More peaks in Iceland

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore peaks
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Stakihnúkur.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens