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Stapar

Stapar, seen from above at true elevation

Stapar rises to 1,397 m. Dýjafjallshnjúkur stands 1,445 m to the east-northeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Almenningsfjall, a peak 0.7 miles away. Ring Road passes 8.1 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1397 m

How to reach it

Coordinates65.70912, -18.69667

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Almenningsfjall: 0.7 mi
  • Vörðufell: 1.2 mi
  • Blástakkur: 1.6 mi
  • Skarðsárhnjúkur: 2.0 mi
  • Litlikollur: 2.1 mi
Artworks: 18
Museums: 17
Historic sites: 16
  • Davíð leggur Golíat: 17.0 mi
  • Helgi magri og Þórunn hyrna: 17.1 mi
  • Tungufell: 17.2 mi
  • Margrethe Schiöth: 17.3 mi
  • Brynjólfur Sveinsson kennari: 17.3 mi
Attractions: 9
Waterfalls: 8
  • Holárfoss: 5.7 mi
  • Ingjaldsfossar: 6.6 mi
  • Háaleitisfoss: 9.5 mi
  • Reykjafoss: 18.5 mi
  • waterfull: 18.5 mi
Parks: 7
  • Biskupagarður: 11.9 mi
  • Seljagarðurinn: 16.3 mi
  • Hamarkotstún: 17.0 mi
  • Eiðsvöllur: 17.3 mi
  • Skátagil: 17.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Hraun í Öxnadal: 10.1 mi
  • Svarfaðardalur: 17.2 mi
  • Böggvistaðafjall: 18.7 mi
Hot springs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Gvendarbrunnur: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Stapar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
DýjafjallshnjúkurENE 58°1,445 m5.8 mi
KvarnárdalshnjúkurNE 52°1,424 m5.9 mi
JökulfjallSW 219°1,408 m6.2 mi
PéturhnjúkurWSW 240°1,406 m4.3 mi
HeiðingiENE 79°1,402 m3.3 mi
HafrarhnjúkurE 89°1,402 m3.5 mi
GrjótárdalshnjúkurNNW 348°1,381 m4.1 mi
BlástakkurSW 222°1,379 m1.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:2219:29
June solstice01:2722:1001:08
September equinox06:5718:1319:20
December solstice11:42—14:45

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4358656284

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