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Stórhæð

Stórhæð, seen from above at true elevation

Stórhæð rises to 498 m. Kaldbakur stands 998 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Grænafell, a peak 1.9 miles away. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 498 m

Getting there

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Coordinates65.49300, -23.92494

Around it

61 named places within 25 miles

Peaks40

Grænafell: 1.9 mi
Stakkafell: 3.2 mi
Neðstaöxl: 3.9 mi
Miðöxl: 3.9 mi
Hæstaöxl: 4.0 mi

Museums5

Hnjótur: 8.2 mi
Melódíur Minninganna: 16.2 mi
Skrímslasetrið: 16.3 mi
Safn Samúels Jónssonar: 20.4 mi
Selárdalur: 20.5 mi

Cliffs4

Látrabjarg: 11.7 mi
Látrabjarg: 14.1 mi
Látrabjarg: 14.8 mi
Látrabjarg: 16.3 mi

Waterfalls3

Svuntufoss: 5.3 mi
Foss: 13.4 mi
Pennugil: 21.9 mi

Historic sites3

Kleifabúi: 5.8 mi
Hvalstöðin Suðureyri: 10.1 mi
Og nefndu landið Ísland: 22.4 mi

Springs2

Pollurinn: 10.8 mi
Krosslaug: 15.0 mi

Nature reserves2

Látrabjarg: 16.0 mi
Surtarbrandsgil: 19.5 mi

Attractions1

Garðar BA 64: 3.0 mi

Hot springs1

Hellulaug: 22.7 mi

On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stórhæð. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Kaldbakur	NNE 18°	998 m	23.9 mi
Napi	SSE 157°	703 m	4.9 mi
Bakkafjall	N 7°	688 m	16.9 mi
Þverfell	NNE 19°	674 m	13.5 mi
Eyrarfjall	NNE 19°	630 m	15.4 mi
Efra-Grænafell	NE 36°	615 m	11.6 mi
Hálfdánarfell	NNE 33°	614 m	12.0 mi
Botnaheiðarhnúkur	NE 46°	588 m	7.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:38	18:44	19:50
June solstice	02:12	22:28	01:05
September equinox	07:18	18:34	19:40
December solstice	11:58	—	15:11

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4354575637

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