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Svartbakafell

Svartbakafell, seen from above at true elevation

Svartbakafell rises to 711 m. Snæfellsjökull - Miðþúfa stands 1,446 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Rjomafoss, a waterfall 0.7 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
711 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.89575, -23.43182

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Stafnafell: 1.5 mi
  • Kaldnasaborgir: 1.8 mi
  • Kistufell: 2.1 mi
  • Knorri: 2.1 mi
  • Hrókur: 2.4 mi
Waterfalls: 15
Attractions: 15
  • Búðir: 5.3 mi
  • Tindur SH179: 7.4 mi
  • Rauðfeldsgjá: 9.2 mi
  • Eystrigjá: 10.3 mi
  • Stone arch in the ocean: 10.6 mi
Museums: 7
  • Pakkhús: 8.1 mi
  • Sjóminjasafnið á Hellissandi: 13.4 mi
  • Sjómannagarðurinn: 13.4 mi
  • Bjarnarhöfn Museum: 15.4 mi
  • Vatnasafn: 24.1 mi
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 4
Nature reserves: 3
  • Búðahraun: 6.2 mi
  • Ströndin við Stapa og Hellna: 10.9 mi
  • Bárðarlaug: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Þúfubjarg: 15.0 mi
  • Þúfubjarg: 15.0 mi
  • Þúfubjarg: 15.1 mi
Parks: 2
  • Sjómannagarðurinn: 8.1 mi
  • Freyjulundur: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Svartbakafell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snæfellsjökull - MiðþúfaWSW 238°1,446 m12.0 mi
Snæfellsjökull - VesturþúfaWSW 238°1,442 m12.4 mi
NorðurþúfaWSW 239°1,390 m11.9 mi
ÞríhyrningurWSW 241°1,191 m11.3 mi
BöðvarskúlaE 96°988 m2.4 mi
KaldnasaborgirE 81°986 m1.8 mi
HólsfjallE 95°950 m12.3 mi
ÖrnESE 102°934 m4.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3618:4319:48
June solstice02:3922:2000:33
September equinox07:1618:3319:38
December solstice11:43—15:22

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4332604637

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