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Straumsfell

Straumsfell, seen from above at true elevation

Straumsfell rises to 225 m. Botna-Skyrtunna stands 988 m to the south, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Grásteinsfjall, a peak 2.2 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
225 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates65.03608, -22.51601
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 13
  • Bakkárfoss: 6.5 mi
  • Nátthagafoss: 6.6 mi
  • Rjúkandafoss: 10.6 mi
  • Lambhagafoss: 11.4 mi
  • Selvallafoss: 13.2 mi
Historic sites: 8
Museums: 4
Attractions: 2
Springs: 2
Parks: 1
  • Freyjulundur: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Landbrotalaug: 15.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Eldborg í Hnappadal: 17.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Veðurhorfur: 23.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Straumsfell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Botna-SkyrtunnaS 191°988 m7.9 mi
LjósufjöllS 191°988 m8.6 mi
SkyrtunnaS 174°956 m9.1 mi
HreggnasiSSW 208°947 m8.6 mi
RauðakúlaSSW 209°917 m9.6 mi
SvörtufellS 170°880 m9.3 mi
HesturSSE 168°854 m8.3 mi
SvartafjallS 169°833 m9.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3218:3919:45
June solstice02:3022:1800:35
September equinox07:1318:2919:35
December solstice11:42—15:15

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4333948801

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