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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
1396 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
BárðarbungaSE 138°2,014 m12.2 mi
HamarinnS 180°1,580 m21.2 mi
KistaSE 135°1,567 m10.8 mi
HáhyrnaSW 236°1,539 m5.9 mi
TungnafellsjökullSW 218°1,537 m4.2 mi
TrölladyngjaENE 65°1,468 m18.4 mi
MiklafellWNW 288°1,468 m22.2 mi
FagrafellWSW 249°1,465 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 solstice11:1815:02

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4352830091

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