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Stapafell

Stapafell rises to 521 m. Snæfellsjökull - Miðþúfa stands 1,446 m to the west-northwest, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Bárður Snæfellsás, a artwork 1.0 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
521 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.77325, -23.65783

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Botnsfjall: 1.8 mi
  • Kvíahnúkur: 2.4 mi
  • Náttmálahnúkur: 2.4 mi
  • Brennivínskúlur: 2.8 mi
  • Hamraendafjall: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 15
  • Stone arch in the ocean: 1.2 mi
  • Eystrigjá: 1.2 mi
  • Rauðfeldsgjá: 1.8 mi
  • Svalþúfa: 4.3 mi
  • Lóndrangar: 4.7 mi
Waterfalls: 13
Artworks: 4
Historic sites: 4
Nature reserves: 3
  • Bárðarlaug: 1.1 mi
  • Ströndin við Stapa og Hellna: 1.2 mi
  • Búðahraun: 8.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Þúfubjarg: 4.3 mi
  • Þúfubjarg: 4.4 mi
  • Þúfubjarg: 4.5 mi
Museums: 3
  • Pakkhús: 8.6 mi
  • Sjóminjasafnið á Hellissandi: 11.8 mi
  • Sjómannagarðurinn: 11.8 mi
Parks: 1
  • Sjómannagarðurinn: 8.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Stapafell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snæfellsjökull - MiðþúfaWNW 300°1,446 m4.1 mi
Snæfellsjökull - VesturþúfaWNW 295°1,442 m4.2 mi
NorðurþúfaWNW 303°1,390 m4.2 mi
SandfellWNW 294°1,217 m4.9 mi
ÞríhyrningurNW 312°1,191 m4.4 mi
BöðvarskúlaNE 48°988 m12.2 mi
KaldnasaborgirNE 44°986 m12.1 mi
ÖrnENE 57°934 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3718:4419:49
June solstice02:4422:2000:30
September equinox07:1718:3519:39
December solstice11:4115:25

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4331274913

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