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Útigönguhöfði

Útigönguhöfði, seen from above at true elevation

Útigönguhöfði rises to 970 m. Háskerðingur stands 1,281 m to the north, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Sléttafell, a peak 0.8 miles away. Ring Road passes 26 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
970 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates63.85683, -19.13769

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 40
  • Eldgjá: 11.3 mi
  • Eldgjá: 11.7 mi
  • Eldgjá: 12.0 mi
  • Eldgjá: 12.1 mi
  • Eldgjá: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 35
  • Ljósafoss: 4.0 mi
  • Markarfljótsfoss: 8.3 mi
  • Bláfjallakvísl: 11.3 mi
  • Axlafoss: 11.9 mi
  • Rauðufossar: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 5
Historic sites: 4
Hot springs: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Útigönguhöfði. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HáskerðingurN 10°1,281 m2.6 mi
LaufafellWNW 303°1,184 m7.4 mi
KaldaklofsfjöllN 356°1,167 m2.1 mi
ReykjaföllN 360°1,165 m5.0 mi
LitlhöfðiNNW 340°1,146 m9.8 mi
HrafntinnuskerNNW 346°1,141 m5.4 mi
StöðullN 355°1,132 m5.7 mi
HáaldaN 356°1,128 m9.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:2819:31
June solstice02:5221:5423:46
September equinox07:0018:1819:21
December solstice11:07—15:24

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4212125664

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