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Þumlungur

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Elevation
704 m
Tallest summit within 13.5 miles
Kaldbakur975 m · 6.2 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road5.7 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:34local time
Coordinates
65.6248, -19.8377

Þumlungur rises to 704 m. Kaldbakur stands 975 m to the east-southeast, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Syðri-Grjótárbotn, a peak 1.3 miles away. Ring Road passes 5.7 miles off.

The record
Elevation
704 m
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Þumlungur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
KaldbakurESE 119°975 m6.2 mi
IllviðrishnjúkurNW 312°961 m6.5 mi
SvarthamrarSW 222°931 m12.9 mi
Vestra-SandfellESE 109°922 m5.1 mi
IllviðrishnjúkurS 190°900 m1.4 mi
GrundarkotshnjúkarW 259°847 m4.4 mi
GilsbungaNE 51°842 m6.1 mi
SandfellNE 41°810 m6.0 mi
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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites: 25
Museums: 9
Attractions: 8
Waterfalls: 2
Hot springs: 2
Light
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:2719:34
June solstice01:4422:1301:00
September equinox07:0218:1819:24
December solstice11:45—14:51

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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