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Stóra-Sauðafell

Stóra-Sauðafell, seen from above at true elevation

Stóra-Sauðafell rises to 412 m. Syðstasúla stands 1,093 m to the northeast, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Þórufoss, a waterfall 1.0 miles away. Ring Road passes 10.0 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
412 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.24723, -21.38124

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Peaks
Artworks
Attractions: 58
Historic sites: 57
Nature reserves: 39
Parks: 38
  • Hallsteinsgarður: 14.2 mi
  • Kambsvöllur: 16.1 mi
  • Lottutún: 16.3 mi
  • Grundargerðisgarður: 17.0 mi
  • Garðaflöt: 17.1 mi
Cliffs: 28
  • Lambagjá: 7.3 mi
  • Klofningur: 7.3 mi
  • Hestagjá: 7.6 mi
  • Nefjagjá: 7.6 mi
  • Almannagjá: 7.7 mi
Springs: 24
  • Mud Pot: 10.8 mi
  • Mud Pot: 10.9 mi
  • Mud Pot: 11.0 mi
  • Mud Pot: 11.0 mi
  • Hot spring: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 6
Hot springs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Hjallaflatir: 19.3 mi
  • Vífilsstaðahlíð: 19.7 mi
  • Guðmundarlundur: 22.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Langisandur: 20.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Stóra-Sauðafell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SyðstasúlaNE 47°1,093 m9.0 mi
VestursúlaNE 39°1,086 m9.3 mi
MiðsúlaNE 46°1,086 m9.7 mi
HáasúlaNE 42°1,023 m10.5 mi
SúlnabergNE 48°954 m10.4 mi
EsjaW 269°914 m8.3 mi
HátindurW 268°909 m6.6 mi
HvalfellNNE 28°852 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:3619:40
June solstice02:5122:0600:05
September equinox07:0918:2719:30
December solstice11:23—15:26

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4363604875

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