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Strútur

Strútur, a peak in Iceland
Strútur, a peak in IcelandChristine und David Schmitt from Klosterneuburg, Austria · CC BY 2.0
Strútur, a peak in Iceland
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Strútur, a peak in Iceland
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Strútur, a peak in Iceland
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Strútur, a peak in Iceland
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Strútur, a peak in Iceland
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Strútur rises to 937 m. Geitlandsjökull stands 1,390 m to the south-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Háaleitisfoss, a waterfall 1.5 miles away. Ring Road passes 17 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
937 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates64.74905, -20.68130
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Háaleitisfoss: 1.5 mi
  • Bröttuhlíðarfoss: 1.6 mi
  • Veitufoss: 2.8 mi
  • Lambárfoss: 4.5 mi
  • Kálfafoss: 8.9 mi
Peaks
  • Höfði: 3.2 mi
  • Fálkaklettur: 4.2 mi
  • Sandur: 4.3 mi
  • Selfjall: 5.0 mi
  • Hátunga: 5.1 mi
Attractions: 9
Hot springs: 4
  • Selgil: 5.9 mi
  • Skrifla: 18.9 mi
  • Árhver: 21.1 mi
  • Krosslaug: 22.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Húsafellsskógur: 5.8 mi
  • Hraunfossar: 9.4 mi
Museums: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Fjallid: 22.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Strútur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
GeitlandsjökullSSE 167°1,390 m10.8 mi
FjallkirkjaE 92°1,248 m23.1 mi
HlöðufellS 169°1,186 m23.2 mi
OkSSW 210°1,170 m11.9 mi
HafrafellSE 138°1,165 m5.2 mi
Syðra-HádegisfellS 183°1,069 m9.8 mi
Stóra-BjörnsfellS 182°1,055 m17.5 mi
TröllakirkjaNW 320°1,001 m23.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:3319:37
June solstice02:3322:0800:17
September equinox07:0618:2319:27
December solstice11:29—15:14

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4377818570

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