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Valaþúfa

Valaþúfa, seen from above at true elevation

Valaþúfa rises to 516 m. Hábunga Mýrdalsjökuls stands 1,495 m to the north-northeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Grænufjöll, a peak 1.3 miles away. Ring Road passes 4.3 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
516 m

How to reach it

Coordinates63.51188, -19.12650

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Grænufjöll: 1.3 mi
  • Norðurgilshaus: 2.7 mi
  • Ögmundarhöfuð: 2.8 mi
  • Gæsatindar: 3.0 mi
  • Mosakambur: 3.4 mi
Waterfalls: 32
  • Huldufoss: 6.8 mi
  • Bíniöfoss: 8.0 mi
  • Uxafótafoss: 8.2 mi
  • Remundargilsfossi: 8.2 mi
  • Selfoss: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 18
Cliffs: 7
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 2
Parks: 1
  • Guðlaugsblettur: 7.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Artworks: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Álftaversgígar: 19.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Valaþúfa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hábunga MýrdalsjökulsNNE 19°1,495 m4.6 mi
IllhöfuðNNW 339°871 m15.7 mi
MerkurtungnahausNW 312°868 m14.5 mi
SkaratungnahausNW 310°856 m15.6 mi
MófellNNW 330°853 m15.0 mi
JökulshöfuðENE 59°845 m5.9 mi
RjúpnafellNW 326°824 m15.5 mi
ÚtigönguhöfðiNW 316°805 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:2919:31
June solstice02:5921:5123:39
September equinox07:0018:1919:20
December solstice11:0215:29

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4268533852

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