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Svínadalsháls

Svínadalsháls, seen from above at true elevation

Svínadalsháls rises to 485 m. Jörundarfell stands 1,038 m to the west, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hjallaás, a peak 2.4 miles away. Ring Road passes 6.1 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
485 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates65.44444, -19.96106
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Hjallaás: 2.4 mi
  • Stóradalsháls: 2.6 mi
  • Selbunga: 2.7 mi
  • Nónfjall: 3.8 mi
  • Kílafell: 5.1 mi
Historic sites: 24
  • Þrístapar: 13.2 mi
  • Þrístapar: 13.2 mi
  • Þrístapar: 13.2 mi
  • Þrístapar: 13.2 mi
  • Þrístapar: 13.2 mi
Waterfalls: 7
Attractions: 5
  • Vatnsdalshólar: 12.6 mi
  • Hvítserkur: 22.3 mi
  • Hannesarskjól: 22.8 mi
  • Ernan (skipsflak): 23.0 mi
  • Skagafjörður: 24.7 mi
Museums: 4
Nature reserves: 1
  • Kattarauga: 9.8 mi
Hot springs: 1
Gardens: 1
Parks: 1
  • Fagrihvammur: 17.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Svínadalsháls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
JörundarfellW 280°1,038 m8.7 mi
KaldbakurNE 43°975 m13.0 mi
HrossakamburWSW 256°974 m15.0 mi
SvínafellWSW 251°971 m14.9 mi
SkessusætiW 264°938 m14.7 mi
Litla SnjófellWSW 248°933 m15.4 mi
SvarthamrarWNW 300°931 m5.9 mi
Vestra-SandfellNE 38°922 m13.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:2819:34
June solstice01:5922:1200:45
September equinox07:0218:1819:25
December solstice11:41—14:56

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5303303882

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