Peak · Iceland
Vaðalfjöll
Vaðalfjöll rises to 509 m. Sandfell stands 764 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Stóra-Búrfell, a peak 0.6 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 509 m
How to reach it
Coordinates65.58130, -22.07373
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Stóra-Búrfell: 0.6 mi
- Sandfell: 1.4 mi
- Hríshólsfjall: 1.5 mi
- Múlafjall: 2.2 mi
- Gillastaðafjall: 3.4 mi
Waterfalls: 23
- Gullfoss: 3.4 mi
- Rettárfoss: 7.5 mi
- Laugufoss: 7.6 mi
- Bænahúsfoss: 7.9 mi
- Bakkafoss: 8.6 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Skógar: 1.0 mi
- Kollabúðir: 1.5 mi
- Kirkjuból: 12.8 mi
- Magnús Jónsson í Tjaldanesi: 14.1 mi
- Skipaskurður: 14.5 mi
Museums: 5
- Báta og hlunnindasýningin: 9.7 mi
- Galdrasýning á Ströndum: 14.5 mi
- The Sheep Farming Museum: 14.6 mi
- Kotbýli kuklarans: 20.9 mi
- Steinshús: 24.9 mi
Springs: 5
- Gjörvidalslaug: 19.6 mi
- Hörgshlíðarlaug: 23.4 mi
- Hörgshlíðarlaug: 23.9 mi
- Nauteyrarlaug: 24.4 mi
- Galtahryggjarlaug: 24.8 mi
Attractions: 3
- Bjartmarssteinn: 7.3 mi
- Heitir pottar á Drangsnesi: 19.3 mi
- Kerling: 19.6 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Einireykir: 10.1 mi
- Gvendarlaug hin forna: 21.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Hrísey: 8.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Vaðalfjöll. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandfell | S 179° | 764 m | 18.9 mi |
| Heiðarbæjarheiði | ESE 102° | 612 m | 10.6 mi |
| Hvolsfjall | SSE 148° | 593 m | 16.1 mi |
| Nónfjall | ESE 103° | 564 m | 13.6 mi |
| Bakkasnjófell | SE 132° | 559 m | 10.0 mi |
| Illviti | SSE 158° | 549 m | 17.5 mi |
| Kambsfjall | SE 127° | 548 m | 6.1 mi |
| Bruni | ESE 116° | 545 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 18:36 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 01:57 | 22:22 | 01:04 |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:27 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 11:53 | — | 15:01 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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