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Torfatindar

Torfatindar, seen from above at true elevation

Torfatindar rises to 818 m. Ýmir stands 1,464 m to the west-southwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Brattháls, a peak 1.1 miles away. Ring Road passes 24 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
818 m

How to reach it

Coordinates63.85468, -19.28195

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 41
  • Ljósafoss: 3.4 mi
  • Markarfljótsfoss: 5.8 mi
  • Rauðufossar: 11.5 mi
  • Stakkholtsgjá: 15.0 mi
  • Bláfjallakvísl: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 40
  • Hekla caldera: 15.2 mi
  • Eldgjá: 15.6 mi
  • Eldgjá: 16.0 mi
  • Eldgjá: 16.3 mi
  • Eldgjá: 16.5 mi
Attractions: 16
Historic sites: 6
Museums: 3
Hot springs: 2
Parks: 1
  • Þorsteinslundur: 21.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Nínulundur: 22.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Torfatindar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ÝmirWSW 242°1,464 m9.9 mi
ÝmaWSW 240°1,462 m9.6 mi
ÁsgrindurWSW 249°1,299 m9.7 mi
HáskerðingurENE 61°1,281 m5.5 mi
SindriWSW 249°1,272 m9.1 mi
LaufafellNNW 336°1,184 m4.6 mi
KaldaklofsfjöllENE 62°1,167 m4.8 mi
ReykjaföllNE 40°1,165 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:2919:31
June solstice02:5221:5423:47
September equinox07:0018:1919:21
December solstice11:0815:24

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4212125656

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