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Torfnafjall

Torfnafjall, seen from above at true elevation

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
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
Hot springs: 1
  • hot spring: 12.5 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KistufjallESE 111°1,070 m13.8 mi
HreppsendasúlurSSE 160°1,052 m13.2 mi
LambahnjúkurS 173°1,006 m13.7 mi
BræðraleiðSE 129°964 m13.6 mi
BreiðarfjallSSE 160°961 m12.2 mi
NítuhnjúkurSE 128°955 m13.4 mi
MúlakollaESE 105°950 m13.8 mi
AlmenningshnakkiSE 133°929 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:2319:31
June solsticeMidnight sun
September equinox06:5818:1319:21
December solstice11:5514:34

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4358712996

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