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Tunguhnjúkur

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Elevation
530 m
Tallest summit within 15.6 miles
Mælifellshnjúkur1,147 m · 15.6 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road1.6 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:34local time
Coordinates
65.5007, -19.8239

Tunguhnjúkur rises to 530 m. Mælifellshnjúkur stands 1,147 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Skeggstaðafjall, a peak 0.7 miles away. Ring Road passes 1.6 miles off.

The record
Elevation
530 m
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Tunguhnjúkur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MælifellshnjúkurESE 119°1,147 m15.6 mi
JörundarfellW 259°1,038 m12.8 mi
KaldbakurNE 42°975 m7.5 mi
IllviðrishnjúkurNNW 338°961 m14.0 mi
SvarthamrarW 264°931 m9.1 mi
Vestra-SandfellNNE 33°922 m8.2 mi
IllviðrishnjúkurN 355°900 m7.2 mi
VörðufellW 270°882 m13.0 mi
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Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 24
Waterfalls: 6
Attractions: 5
Museums: 4
Hot springs: 1
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:2719:34
June solstice01:5522:1200:49
September equinox07:0218:1819:24
December solstice11:42—14:54

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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