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Tröllakirkja

Tröllakirkja, seen from above at true elevation

Tröllakirkja rises to 932 m. Smjörhnúkur stands 907 m to the west-southwest, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Lambahnúkar, a peak 1.2 miles away. Ring Road passes 11 miles off. 151 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
932 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.87296, -21.82509

Overlooks nearby

151 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 57
Waterfalls: 47
  • Hamrafoss: 8.0 mi
  • Hörtlafoss: 9.0 mi
  • Baulufoss: 9.9 mi
  • Veiðifoss: 10.0 mi
  • Bjarnafoss: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 12
Historic sites: 10
Museums: 5
Artworks: 4
Nature reserves: 4
  • Grábrókargígar: 10.8 mi
  • Eldborg í Hnappadal: 14.8 mi
  • Einkunnir: 18.9 mi
  • Andakíll: 21.3 mi
Hot springs: 4
  • Grafarlaug: 10.9 mi
  • Landbrotalaug: 14.8 mi
  • Árhver: 20.1 mi
  • Skrifla: 21.4 mi
Parks: 3
Springs: 2
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SmjörhnúkurWSW907 m1.3 mi
GeirshnúkurWNW895 m5.8 mi
HrútaborgENE861 m3.7 mi
HáaleiksmúliSW812 m3.4 mi
HelgufellNW811 m5.3 mi
LambahnúkarNW791 m1.2 mi
ÞórutindurNNE791 m5.1 mi
HesturNE788 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2918:3719:42
June solstice02:3322:1400:26
September equinox07:1018:2719:32
December solstice11:36—15:16

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4334173026

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