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Suðurnámur

Suðurnámur, seen from above at true elevation

Suðurnámur rises to 920 m. Háskerðingur stands 1,281 m to the south, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Brennisteinsalda, a hot spring 1.4 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
920 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates64.00183, -19.10130
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 21
  • Rauðufossar: 7.3 mi
  • Tungnaárfellsfoss: 7.9 mi
  • Ljósafoss: 8.2 mi
  • Markarfljótsfoss: 8.8 mi
  • Sigöldugljúfur: 10.9 mi
Historic sites: 4
Attractions: 3
Hot springs: 2
Cliffs: 2
  • Eldgjá: 12.8 mi
  • Hekla caldera: 17.2 mi
Museums: 1
Springs: 1
  • Reykholtslaug: 24.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Suðurnámur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HáskerðingurS1,281 m7.5 mi
LaufafellSW1,184 m9.5 mi
KaldaklofsfjöllS1,167 m8.1 mi
ReykjaföllSSW1,165 m5.2 mi
LitlhöfðiW1,146 m4.5 mi
HrafntinnuskerSSW1,141 m5.3 mi
StöðullSSW1,132 m4.7 mi
HáaldaWSW1,128 m1.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:2819:31
June solstice02:4821:5523:50
September equinox07:0018:1819:21
December solstice11:09—15:21

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5864303960

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