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Stórhöfði

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Elevation
541 m
Tallest summit within 15.8 miles
Hámundur1,666 m · 8.9 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road2.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
23:44local time
Coordinates
63.6159, -19.9045

Stórhöfði rises to 541 m. Hámundur stands 1,666 m to the east, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Fagrafell, a peak 1.8 miles away. Ring Road passes 2.2 miles off.

The record
Elevation
541 m
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Stórhöfði. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HámundurE 88°1,666 m8.9 mi
GuðnasteinnE 86°1,500 m7.9 mi
GoðasteinnE 81°1,497 m7.9 mi
ÝmirNE 41°1,464 m15.7 mi
SaxiNE 36°1,308 m14.5 mi
BúriNE 39°1,237 m14.4 mi
GráfellNE 40°1,059 m13.2 mi
Stóra BláfellNE 36°1,011 m12.6 mi
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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 31
Attractions: 25
Historic sites: 11
Museums: 8
Beaches: 1
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:3219:34
June solstice03:0021:5523:44
September equinox07:0318:2219:24
December solstice11:06—15:31

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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