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Vatnshnjúkar

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Elevation
478 m
Tallest summit within 19.9 miles
Búrfell953 m · 15.5 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road8.0 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:21local time
Coordinates
65.7752, -16.6139

Vatnshnjúkar rises to 478 m. Búrfell stands 953 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Eilífur, a peak 1.9 miles away. Ring Road passes 8.0 miles off.

Elevation
478 m

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Vatnshnjúkar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BúrfellS 183°953 m15.5 mi
JónstindurW 268°883 m7.9 mi
KistufjallWNW 296°839 m16.1 mi
HeilagsdalsfjallS 188°824 m19.7 mi
KraflaSW 218°818 m5.4 mi
JörundurS 189°808 m5.9 mi
GraddabungaSW 227°783 m4.1 mi
StórihnjúkurSSW 195°781 m17.8 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 22
Waterfalls: 5
Museums: 3
Historic sites: 3
Hot springs: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:1419:21
June solsticeMidnight sun
September equinox06:4918:0419:11
December solstice11:3614:35

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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