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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
Cliffs: 38
  • Eldgjá: 12.8 mi
  • Eldgjá: 12.8 mi
  • Eldgjá: 12.8 mi
  • Eldgjá: 12.9 mi
  • Eldgjá: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 22
  • Rauðufossar: 7.3 mi
  • Tungnaárfellsfoss: 7.9 mi
  • Ljósafoss: 8.2 mi
  • Markarfljótsfoss: 8.8 mi
  • Sigöldugljúfur: 10.9 mi
Attractions: 4
Historic sites: 4
Hot springs: 2
Museums: 1
Springs: 1
  • Reykholtslaug: 24.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Suðurnámur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HáskerðingurS 185°1,281 m7.5 mi
LaufafellSW 231°1,184 m9.5 mi
KaldaklofsfjöllS 189°1,167 m8.1 mi
ReykjaföllSSW 193°1,165 m5.2 mi
LitlhöfðiW 260°1,146 m4.5 mi
HrafntinnuskerSSW 207°1,141 m5.3 mi
StöðullSSW 201°1,132 m4.7 mi
HáaldaWSW 247°1,128 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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