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Tungnafell

Tungnafell, seen from above at true elevation

Tungnafell rises to 1,396 m. Bárðarbunga stands 2,014 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Fannafell, a peak 1.3 miles away. 67 named places lie within 25 miles, 60 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1,396 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.78483, -17.82064

67 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 60
  • Fannafell: 1.3 mi
  • Fljótsborg: 2.3 mi
  • Stuttháls: 2.3 mi
  • Öxl: 2.8 mi
  • Núpur: 2.9 mi
Hot springs: 4
  • Vonarskarð: 6.8 mi
  • Kristinslaug: 11.5 mi
  • Hitulaug Ytri: 12.9 mi
  • Laugafell: 22.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Hitulaug: 7.1 mi
  • Þórunnarlaug: 22.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Hverabotn: 6.9 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BárðarbungaSE2,014 m12.2 mi
HamarinnS1,580 m21.2 mi
KistaSE1,567 m10.8 mi
HáhyrnaSW1,539 m5.9 mi
TungnafellsjökullSW1,537 m4.2 mi
TrölladyngjaENE1,468 m18.4 mi
MiklafellWNW1,468 m22.2 mi
FagrafellWSW1,465 m4.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:2119:26
June solstice02:2121:5700:07
September equinox06:5418:1119:16
December solstice11:18—15:02

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4352830091

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