Úlfarsfell
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Úlfarsfell rises to 295 m. Esja stands 914 m to the north-northeast, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Hákinn, a peak 0.3 miles away. Ring Road passes 0.9 miles off.
The story
Úlfarsfell (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈulvar̥sˌfɛtl̥]) is a mountain in the municipality of Mosfellsbær in the Reykjavík metropolitan area. It is 296 meters high. The mountain slopes have been subject to extensive forestry. Úlfarsfell is mentioned in the written work Hítardalsbók from 1367 and in the land registry from 1704 by Árni Magnússon and Páll Vídalín. The name of the mountain, and the nearby river Úlfarsá, likely comes from a settler named Úlfar, which was born by at least four settlers according to Landnáma, the book of settlers. The mountain currently hosts television and radio transmitters for the Reykjavik area, after transmissions were moved from the former Vatnsendi site.
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Wikidata Q330205, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 295 m
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bird watching · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hákinn: 0.3 mi
- Lágafell: 1.1 mi
- Lali: 1.8 mi
- Hádegisfell: 2.1 mi
- Reykjaborg: 2.3 mi
- Hús tímans - hús skáldsins: 1.6 mi
- Fallandi gengi: 3.2 mi
- Flatus Lifir: 4.2 mi
- Mynd: 4.3 mi
- Merki Reykjavíkurborgar: 4.5 mi
- Króarfoss: 1.7 mi
- Álafoss: 1.7 mi
- Tungufoss: 2.4 mi
- Selásfoss: 3.7 mi
- Breiðholtsfoss: 3.7 mi
- Borholuhús: 4.2 mi
- Dofri: 4.3 mi
- Hestar: 4.9 mi
- Heimilisfuglar: 4.9 mi
- Innsigli: 4.9 mi
- Runólfur Jónsson: 1.7 mi
- Lífslöngun: 1.7 mi
- Óðinshrafn: 1.8 mi
- Skúli Magnússon: 4.4 mi
- Helgi Hóseasson: 4.5 mi
- Álafoss: 1.7 mi
- Blikastaðakró - Leiruvogur: 1.9 mi
- Varmárósar: 2.1 mi
- Tungufoss: 2.4 mi
- Háubakkar: 4.2 mi
- Árbæjarsafn: 3.8 mi
- Heimili Veitna: 4.3 mi
- Gljúfrasteinn: 4.5 mi
- Ásmundarsafn: 5.3 mi
- Listasafn Sigurjóns Ólafssonar: 5.3 mi
- Hallsteinsgarður: 2.8 mi
- Lottutún: 4.3 mi
- Kambsvöllur: 4.6 mi
- Grundargerðisgarður: 5.1 mi
- Seljabotnar: 5.2 mi
- Virkið: 4.7 mi
- Gálgaklettar: 8.7 mi
- Þórishamar: 9.4 mi
- Langahlíð: 12.7 mi
- Innristapi: 16.7 mi
- Hot spring: 12.8 mi
- Mud Pot: 13.5 mi
- Mud Pot: 13.6 mi
- Mud Pot: 13.6 mi
- Mud Pot: 13.7 mi
- Rósagarðurinn: 4.7 mi
- Mislundur: 5.8 mi
- Hermannsgarður í Guðmundarlundi: 6.1 mi
- Vífilsstaðagarður: 7.0 mi
- Urtagarður í Nesi: 9.0 mi
- Hjallaflatir: 7.6 mi
- Vífilsstaðahlíð: 7.7 mi
- Hverahild: 14.7 mi
- Hvammsvík Hot Springs: 16.3 mi
- Langisandur: 15.6 mi
- Þorli: 21.8 mi
- Akranesviti: 16.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Úlfarsfell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esja | NNE 13° | 914 m | 7.0 mi |
| Hátindur | NNE 26° | 909 m | 7.5 mi |
| Kambshorn | N 349° | 851 m | 6.3 mi |
| Gunnlaugsskarð | NNE 18° | 843 m | 6.1 mi |
| Þverfellshorn | N 360° | 840 m | 5.9 mi |
| Móskarðshnjúkar | NE 41° | 800 m | 8.9 mi |
| Skálafell | NE 49° | 774 m | 9.8 mi |
| Esjuhorn | NNE 26° | 755 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 18:38 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 02:55 | 22:07 | 00:04 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:28 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 11:22 | — | 15:29 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4363605000
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