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Stórikýlingur

Stórikýlingur, seen from above at true elevation

Stórikýlingur rises to 735 m. Háskerðingur stands 1,281 m to the southwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Kirkjufell, a peak 1.2 miles away. Ring Road passes 28 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
735 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates63.99682, -18.92910
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 38
  • Eldgjá: 8.3 mi
  • Eldgjá: 8.4 mi
  • Eldgjá: 8.4 mi
  • Eldgjá: 8.4 mi
  • Eldgjá: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Ofærufoss: 9.7 mi
  • Tungnaárfellsfoss: 9.7 mi
  • Ófærufoss: 9.7 mi
  • Ljósafoss: 11.4 mi
  • Silfurfoss: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 4
Hot springs: 2
Historic sites: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Stórikýlingur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HáskerðingurSW 219°1,281 m9.3 mi
KaldaklofsfjöllSW 221°1,167 m10.0 mi
ReykjaföllSW 234°1,165 m7.9 mi
LitlhöfðiW 267°1,146 m9.6 mi
HrafntinnuskerWSW 240°1,141 m8.8 mi
StöðullWSW 240°1,132 m7.9 mi
HáaldaW 267°1,128 m7.0 mi
LöðmundurWNW 301°1,077 m9.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:2719:30
June solstice02:4821:5423:49
September equinox06:5918:1719:20
December solstice11:08—15:21

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4212125649

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