Peak · Iceland
Svartahnúksfjöll
Svartahnúksfjöll rises to 881 m. Háskerðingur stands 1,281 m to the west-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Eldgjá, a cliff 2.3 miles away. Ring Road passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 881 m
How to reach it
Coordinates63.86258, -18.82816
- 18.5 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Álftaversgígar · 25 mi
- Hatta · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Svartihnúkur: 2.6 mi
- Strútur: 3.6 mi
- Háalda: 4.7 mi
- Bláfjall: 5.3 mi
- Mælifell: 5.5 mi
Waterfalls: 20
- Axlafoss: 4.3 mi
- Bláfjallakvísl: 7.1 mi
- Silfurfoss: 7.3 mi
- Ófærufoss: 9.5 mi
- Hólmsárfoss: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 7
- Grænihryggur: 7.5 mi
- Landmannalaugar: 11.3 mi
- Stórihver: 11.5 mi
- Eldhraun: 20.8 mi
- Fjaðrárgljúfur: 20.9 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Svavar S. Tómasson: 10.9 mi
- Ido Keinan: 11.6 mi
- Elisabeth Brimnes, Dagmar Kristvinsdóttir, Ivar Finn Stampe: 24.1 mi
- Hér var Eldmessan: 24.2 mi
- Oskar Sigurjónsson: 24.4 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Strútslaug: 3.6 mi
- Brennisteinsalda: 11.4 mi
Artworks: 2
- The Gold Nugget: 23.9 mi
- Byrði sögunnar: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Eldgjá: 2.3 mi
Museums: 1
- Kirkjubaejarstofa: 24.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Kirkjugólf: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Svartahnúksfjöll. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Háskerðingur | WNW 283° | 1,281 m | 9.2 mi |
| Kaldaklofsfjöll | W 280° | 1,167 m | 9.7 mi |
| Reykjaföll | WNW 296° | 1,165 m | 10.5 mi |
| Hrafntinnusker | WNW 295° | 1,141 m | 11.8 mi |
| Stöðull | WNW 298° | 1,132 m | 11.2 mi |
| Tindafjall | NNE 12° | 1,056 m | 6.1 mi |
| Sandfell | W 274° | 1,033 m | 5.7 mi |
| Skalli | NW 314° | 1,027 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:27 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 02:50 | 21:53 | 23:45 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:17 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 11:06 | — | 15:22 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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