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Varmárfell

Varmárfell, seen from above at true elevation

Varmárfell rises to 776 m. Sveinstindur stands 1,089 m to the northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Laki, a peak 2.3 miles away. Ring Road passes 16 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation: 776 m

Getting there

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Coordinates64.03880, -18.20822

15.6 mi off the Ring Road

Overlooks nearby

Foss á Síðu · 16 mi
Skaftáreldahraun · 20 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Laki: 2.3 mi
Blængur: 2.5 mi
Tjarnagígur: 3.3 mi
Galti: 3.9 mi
Lyngfell: 5.1 mi

Cliffs37

Eldgjá: 11.8 mi
Eldgjá: 12.7 mi
Eldgjá: 12.7 mi
Eldgjá: 13.7 mi
Eldgjá: 14.1 mi

Waterfalls12

Fagrifoss: 11.8 mi
Ofærufoss: 13.4 mi
Ófærufoss: 13.4 mi
Silfurfoss: 15.2 mi
Foss á Síðu: 16.3 mi

Attractions6

Dverghamrar: 16.8 mi
Kirkjugólf: 17.5 mi
Fjaðrárgljúfur: 18.4 mi
Núpsstaður: 19.9 mi
Eldhraun: 20.6 mi

Nature reserves2

Dverghamrar: 16.8 mi
Kirkjugólf: 17.5 mi

Artworks2

The Gold Nugget: 17.9 mi
Byrði sögunnar: 18.0 mi

Historic sites1

Hér var Eldmessan: 17.8 mi

Museums1

Kirkjubaejarstofa: 17.9 mi

Hot springs1

Guðlaug: 23.3 mi

On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Varmárfell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Sveinstindur	NW 306°	1,089 m	7.8 mi
Breiðbakur	NNW 337°	1,028 m	11.1 mi
Grettir	W 270°	958 m	9.2 mi
Gjátindur	WSW 255°	943 m	11.6 mi
Tungnaárfjöll	NNW 329°	939 m	12.2 mi
Háskanef	N 356°	926 m	9.9 mi
Kringla	NNW 339°	897 m	8.0 mi
Faxi	WNW 284°	888 m	14.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:15	18:24	19:27
June solstice	02:44	21:52	23:47
September equinox	06:56	18:14	19:17
December solstice	11:06	—	15:17

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Wikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4266874463

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