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Svartahnúksfjöll

Svartahnúksfjöll, seen from above at true elevation

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

Overlooks nearby

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
Cliffs: 37
  • Eldgjá: 2.3 mi
  • Eldgjá: 2.8 mi
  • Eldgjá: 3.3 mi
  • Eldgjá: 3.4 mi
  • Eldgjá: 3.5 mi
Waterfalls: 21
  • Axlafoss: 4.3 mi
  • Bláfjallakvísl: 7.1 mi
  • Silfurfoss: 7.3 mi
  • Ófærufoss: 9.5 mi
  • Ofærufoss: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 8
Historic sites: 5
Hot springs: 2
Artworks: 2
  • The Gold Nugget: 23.9 mi
  • Byrði sögunnar: 24.1 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HáskerðingurWNW 283°1,281 m9.2 mi
KaldaklofsfjöllW 280°1,167 m9.7 mi
ReykjaföllWNW 296°1,165 m10.5 mi
HrafntinnuskerWNW 295°1,141 m11.8 mi
StöðullWNW 298°1,132 m11.2 mi
TindafjallNNE 12°1,056 m6.1 mi
SandfellW 274°1,033 m5.7 mi
SkalliNW 314°1,027 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:2719:30
June solstice02:5021:5323:45
September equinox06:5818:1719:19
December solstice11:06—15:22

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4212125652

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