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Urðarfell

Urðarfell, seen from above at true elevation

Urðarfell rises to 636 m. Jörundarfell stands 1,038 m to the east-northeast, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Litli-Rauðkollur, a peak 0.9 miles away. Ring Road passes 2.2 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
636 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates65.42873, -20.50373
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Litli-Rauðkollur: 0.9 mi
  • Rauðkollur: 1.0 mi
  • Skessusæti: 1.1 mi
  • Stóra-Selfell: 2.3 mi
  • Efra-Selfell: 2.4 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Museums: 4
Historic sites: 3
  • Borgarvirki: 4.2 mi
  • Þrístapar: 5.9 mi
  • Guðmundur Bergþórsson: 16.1 mi
Attractions: 3
Nature reserves: 1
  • Kattarauga: 6.3 mi
Parks: 1
  • Fagrihvammur: 17.2 mi
Gardens: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Urðarfell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
JörundarfellENE1,038 m7.4 mi
HrossakamburSSE974 m2.9 mi
SvínafellSSE971 m4.1 mi
SkessusætiESE938 m1.1 mi
Litla SnjófellSSE933 m5.0 mi
SvarthamrarENE931 m11.2 mi
ÞrælsfellWNW905 m9.4 mi
ÁsgeirsárhlassS892 m3.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:3019:37
June solstice02:0222:1400:47
September equinox07:0518:2119:27
December solstice11:43—14:59

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5303303864

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