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Syðri-Háganga

Syðri-Háganga, seen from above at true elevation

Syðri-Háganga rises to 1,281 m. Bárðarbunga stands 2,014 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Nyrðri-Háganga, a peak 3.5 miles away. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1281 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.53815, -18.21623

62 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
Attractions: 1
  • Hverabotn: 14.2 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Vonarskarð: 14.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Syðri-Háganga. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BárðarbungaENE 68°2,014 m21.5 mi
Hásteinar (syðri)NW 314°1,635 m23.9 mi
HamarinnESE 109°1,580 m12.4 mi
KistaENE 64°1,567 m21.6 mi
HáhyrnaNNE 26°1,539 m15.3 mi
TungnafellsjökullNNE 33°1,537 m16.5 mi
FagrafellNNE 25°1,465 m17.0 mi
BárðartindurENE 62°1,416 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:2319:27
June solstice02:3021:5600:01
September equinox06:5618:1319:17
December solstice11:1515:08

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4351745324

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