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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
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
Waterfalls: 14
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
Artworks: 4
Historic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 3
  • Búðahraun: 6.2 mi
  • Ströndin við Stapa og Hellna: 10.9 mi
  • Bárðarlaug: 11.9 mi
Parks: 2
  • Sjómannagarðurinn: 8.1 mi
  • Freyjulundur: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Þúfubjarg: 15.0 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 - MiðþúfaWSW1,446 m12.0 mi
Snæfellsjökull - VesturþúfaWSW1,442 m12.4 mi
NorðurþúfaWSW1,390 m11.9 mi
ÞríhyrningurWSW1,191 m11.3 mi
BöðvarskúlaE988 m2.4 mi
KaldnasaborgirE986 m1.8 mi
HólsfjallE950 m12.3 mi
ÖrnESE934 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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