Peak · Iceland
Stórhöfði
Stórhöfði rises to 121 m. Bláfjallahorn stands 702 m to the east-southeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Fjárskjól við Stórhöfða, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Ring Road passes 7.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 121 m
How to reach it
Coordinates64.02538, -21.93215
- 7.3 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bird watching · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Artworks
- Táknatréð: 3.2 mi
- Bjarni Sívertsen: 3.3 mi
- Jötnar: 4.0 mi
- Uppsprettan: 4.4 mi
- Samspil: 4.4 mi
Historic sites: 58
- Þorbjarnarstaðaborg: 1.2 mi
- Fyrsti Krýsuvíkurvegurinn: 2.4 mi
- Straumssel: 2.6 mi
- Steinbogi: 2.9 mi
- Gjárétt: 2.9 mi
Attractions: 51
- Aurora Basecamp: 1.0 mi
- Vatnsgjáin: 2.9 mi
- Álfaborg: 3.7 mi
- Leikskólalundur: 5.8 mi
- Sky Lagoon: 6.3 mi
Museums: 41
- Kvikmyndasafn Íslands: 2.8 mi
- Byggðasafn Hafnarfjarðar: 3.2 mi
- Bookless Bungalow: 3.3 mi
- Hönnunarsafn Íslands: 4.4 mi
- Náttúrufræðistofa Kópavogs: 6.0 mi
Parks: 40
- Óla Run tún: 2.5 mi
- Hellisgerði: 3.3 mi
- Víðistaðatún: 3.5 mi
- Bali: 4.1 mi
- Guðmundarlundur: 4.7 mi
Nature reserves: 38
- Fjárskjól við Stórhöfða: 0.4 mi
- Riddaralundurinn: 0.7 mi
- Kaldárhraun og Gjárnar: 1.3 mi
- Ástjörn og Ásfjall: 1.9 mi
- Stekkjarhraun: 2.5 mi
Waterfalls: 35
- Litli-Foss: 6.4 mi
- Ullarfoss: 7.0 mi
- Kermóafossar: 7.0 mi
- Breiðholtsfoss: 7.1 mi
- Skáfossar: 7.1 mi
Springs: 25
- Skátalaug: 9.0 mi
- Hot spring: 18.7 mi
- Mud Pot: 19.5 mi
- Mud Pot: 19.8 mi
- Mud Pot: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Gálgaklettar: 5.0 mi
- Langahlíð: 5.1 mi
- Innristapi: 6.3 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 6.5 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 6.5 mi
Gardens: 5
- Vífilsstaðagarður: 4.1 mi
- Hermannsgarður í Guðmundarlundi: 4.7 mi
- Mislundur: 5.0 mi
- Rósagarðurinn: 6.7 mi
- Urtagarður í Nesi: 9.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Vífilsstaðahlíð: 3.0 mi
- Hjallaflatir: 3.4 mi
Beaches: 2
- Þorli: 20.1 mi
- Langisandur: 20.4 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Hverahild: 17.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Akranesviti: 20.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Stórhöfði. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bláfjallahorn | ESE 108° | 702 m | 9.8 mi |
| Hvirfill | SE 137° | 621 m | 6.1 mi |
| Heiðartoppur | ESE 117° | 613 m | 9.9 mi |
| Kistufell | SSE 147° | 602 m | 7.4 mi |
| Stóra-Kóngsfell | ESE 102° | 602 m | 8.4 mi |
| Vörðufell | SSE 165° | 526 m | 8.4 mi |
| Drottning | ESE 101° | 516 m | 8.9 mi |
| Rauðuhnúkar | E 92° | 449 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 18:39 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 02:59 | 22:06 | 00:02 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:29 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 11:21 | — | 15:32 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1202794383
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