Peak · Iceland
Stórasúla
Stórasúla rises to 918 m. Ýmir stands 1,464 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Brattháls, a peak 1.3 miles away. Ring Road passes 23 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 918 m
How to reach it
Coordinates63.82722, -19.24713
- 22.7 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Skógafoss Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Eyjafjallajökull Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Hatta · 28 mi
- Svarta ströndin í Vík í Mýrdal · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Brattháls: 1.3 mi
- Bratthálskrókur: 1.8 mi
- Torfatindar: 2.2 mi
- Illasúla: 2.3 mi
- Stóra-Grænafjall: 2.9 mi
Waterfalls: 41
- Ljósafoss: 4.9 mi
- Markarfljótsfoss: 8.0 mi
- Bláfjallakvísl: 13.2 mi
- Rauðufossar: 13.6 mi
- Stakkholtsgjá: 14.0 mi
Attractions: 16
- Stórihver: 9.5 mi
- Grænihryggur: 10.4 mi
- Landmannalaugar: 12.6 mi
- Solheimajökull: 20.4 mi
- Þorsteinslundur: 21.5 mi
Historic sites: 7
- Svavar S. Tómasson: 7.2 mi
- Ido Keinan: 8.5 mi
- Oskar Sigurjónsson: 12.7 mi
- Elisabeth Brimnes, Dagmar Kristvinsdóttir, Ivar Finn Stampe: 14.1 mi
- Fell: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Eldgjá: 15.0 mi
- krabbuberg: 16.1 mi
- crab rock: 16.1 mi
- Hekla caldera: 17.2 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Strútslaug: 9.8 mi
- Brennisteinsalda: 12.7 mi
Parks: 1
- Þorsteinslundur: 21.5 mi
Museums: 1
- Skógasafn: 22.1 mi
Gardens: 1
- Nínulundur: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Stórasúla. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ýmir | WSW 254° | 1,464 m | 10.1 mi |
| Ýma | WSW 252° | 1,462 m | 9.8 mi |
| Ásgrindur | W 261° | 1,299 m | 10.3 mi |
| Háskerðingur | NE 40° | 1,281 m | 5.9 mi |
| Sindri | W 262° | 1,272 m | 9.6 mi |
| Laufafell | NNW 334° | 1,184 m | 6.7 mi |
| Kaldaklofsfjöll | NE 38° | 1,167 m | 5.2 mi |
| Reykjaföll | NNE 25° | 1,165 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:29 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 02:53 | 21:54 | 23:46 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:19 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 11:07 | — | 15:25 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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