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Stórhöfði

Stórhöfði, seen from above at true elevation

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

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Vatnshlíð: 1.2 mi
  • Ásfjall: 1.8 mi
  • Gvendarselshæð: 2.1 mi
  • Sandahlíð: 2.2 mi
  • Helgafell: 2.7 mi
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
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
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

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BláfjallahornESE 108°702 m9.8 mi
HvirfillSE 137°621 m6.1 mi
HeiðartoppurESE 117°613 m9.9 mi
KistufellSSE 147°602 m7.4 mi
Stóra-KóngsfellESE 102°602 m8.4 mi
VörðufellSSE 165°526 m8.4 mi
DrottningESE 101°516 m8.9 mi
RauðuhnúkarE 92°449 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3018:3919:42
June solstice02:5922:0600:02
September equinox07:1118:2919:32
December solstice11:21—15:32

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/1202794383

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