Peak · Iceland
Torfnafjall
Torfnafjall rises to 519 m. Kistufjall stands 1,070 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Kvígildi, a peak 1.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 519 m
How to reach it
Coordinates66.12852, -19.04512
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Kvígildi: 1.1 mi
- Skarðshnjúkur: 1.1 mi
- Illviðrishnjúkur: 1.5 mi
- Mánárfjall: 1.6 mi
- Hraunahausar: 1.8 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Skarðdalskot: 3.0 mi
- Sildarstulkan: 4.0 mi
- Bjarni Þorsteinsson: 4.0 mi
- Hafliði Guðmundsson: 4.1 mi
- Lífsbjörg: 4.2 mi
Museums: 11
- Síldarminjasafnið: 3.9 mi
- Ljóðasetur Íslands: 4.1 mi
- Þjóðlagasetur sr. Bjarna Þorsteinssonar: 4.1 mi
- Slippurinn: 4.2 mi
- Gallerí Fríða Gylfadóttir: 4.3 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- Leyningsfoss: 2.9 mi
- Þverá;waterfull: 10.9 mi
- waterfull: 12.7 mi
- Reykjafoss: 12.7 mi
- Mígandifoss: 15.1 mi
Attractions: 4
- SI-152: 4.2 mi
- Mígandifoss: 15.2 mi
- Grafarkirkja: 20.1 mi
- Bjórböðin: 23.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Böggvistaðafjall: 17.2 mi
- Svarfaðardalur: 19.0 mi
Artworks: 1
- Gústi Guðsmaður: 4.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Torfnafjall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kistufjall | ESE 111° | 1,070 m | 13.8 mi |
| Hreppsendasúlur | SSE 160° | 1,052 m | 13.2 mi |
| Lambahnjúkur | S 173° | 1,006 m | 13.7 mi |
| Bræðraleið | SE 129° | 964 m | 13.6 mi |
| Breiðarfjall | SSE 160° | 961 m | 12.2 mi |
| Nítuhnjúkur | SE 128° | 955 m | 13.4 mi |
| Múlakolla | ESE 105° | 950 m | 13.8 mi |
| Almenningshnakki | SE 133° | 929 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:23 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:13 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 11:55 | — | 14:34 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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