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Vatnahryggur

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Elevation
1,015 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Skarphéðinstindur1,944 m · 7.2 mi
Sunset, June solstice
23:59local time
Coordinates
64.7163, -16.4609

Vatnahryggur rises to 1,015 m. Skarphéðinstindur stands 1,944 m to the southwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Kverkhnjúkar, a peak 3.2 miles away. 37 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.

Elevation
1015 m

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vatnahryggur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SkarphéðinstindurSW 221°1,944 m7.2 mi
Vestari KverkWSW 246°1,818 m6.1 mi
ÞorvaldstindurNNW 339°1,516 m21.9 mi
KistufellWNW 282°1,446 m22.5 mi
WattsfellNNW 333°1,317 m22.9 mi
KverkhnjúkarW 279°1,295 m3.2 mi
BjálfafellE 88°1,135 m23.3 mi
Litla-SnæfellE 86°1,097 m24.9 mi

37 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 32
Historic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Attractions: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:1619:20
June solstice02:1721:5123:59
September equinox06:4918:0619:10
December solstice11:1214:58

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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