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Sýlingarhnjúkur

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Elevation
1,225 m
Tallest summit within 8.6 miles
Grjótárdalshnjúkur1,381 m · 8.4 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road16.2 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:30local time
Coordinates
65.8889, -18.7346

Sýlingarhnjúkur rises to 1,225 m. Grjótárdalshnjúkur stands 1,381 m to the south, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Systur 02, a peak 1.0 miles away. Ring Road passes 16 miles off.

Elevation
1225 m

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Sýlingarhnjúkur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
GrjótárdalshnjúkurS 178°1,381 m8.4 mi
SælufjallESE 124°1,327 m8.2 mi
SveinsstaðafjallS 173°1,325 m8.3 mi
Tjarnhólahnjúkur SyðriS 176°1,301 m5.3 mi
RimarESE 104°1,297 m7.0 mi
Tjarnhólahnjúkur YtriSSE 167°1,283 m5.1 mi
Systur 02NW 311°1,272 m1.0 mi
Systur 01NW 319°1,260 m1.5 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 25
Attractions: 10
Waterfalls: 8
Hot springs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:2219:30
June solsticeMidnight sun
September equinox06:5718:1319:20
December solstice11:4714:40

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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