Peak · Iceland
Sviptungur
Sviptungur rises to 928 m. Jökulgilstindar stands 1,337 m to the southeast, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Hnappadalstindur, a peak 0.9 miles away. Ring Road passes 10 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 928 m
How to reach it
Coordinates64.55212, -15.05307
- 10.3 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Vestrahorn · 19 mi
- Eskey · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hnappadalstindur: 0.9 mi
- Sviptungnahnjúkur: 1.0 mi
- Gjögur: 2.5 mi
- Múlakollur: 2.6 mi
- Hellisskógaheiði: 3.0 mi
Waterfalls: 21
- Stórifoss: 5.0 mi
- Dynjandi: 6.5 mi
- Menglaðarfoss: 14.6 mi
- Innstifoss: 14.7 mi
- Skútafoss: 14.8 mi
Attractions: 4
- Tröllakrókar: 4.3 mi
- Godland movie set: 20.1 mi
- Bones and stones museum - gift shop: 23.8 mi
- Blábjörg á Berufjarðarströnd: 24.4 mi
Artworks: 4
- Red chair: 15.0 mi
- Akurey SF 52: 21.4 mi
- Eggin í Gleðivík: 23.7 mi
- Frelsi: 23.9 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Víðinesi: 20.6 mi
- Seamen's Monument: 21.7 mi
- Hjálmar Guðmundsson: 22.8 mi
- Eysteinn Jónsson: 23.9 mi
Museums: 3
- Svavarssafn - Listasafn: 21.2 mi
- Steinasafn Auðunns: 23.9 mi
- Langabúð: 23.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Teigarhorn: 21.1 mi
- Ósland: 21.9 mi
Hot springs: 1
- Djúpavogskörin: 22.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Sviptungur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jökulgilstindar | SE 133° | 1,337 m | 3.8 mi |
| Sauðhamarstindur | W 259° | 1,315 m | 5.5 mi |
| Grasgiljatindur | WSW 237° | 1,273 m | 10.6 mi |
| Suðurtungnatindur | W 270° | 1,267 m | 6.3 mi |
| Hnappadalstindur | SSW 193° | 1,212 m | 0.9 mi |
| Afréttatindur | SE 126° | 1,212 m | 4.5 mi |
| Meingilstindur | SE 129° | 1,130 m | 5.1 mi |
| Múlatindar | WSW 250° | 1,125 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:03 | 18:10 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 02:17 | 21:44 | 23:48 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:01 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 11:03 | — | 14:55 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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