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Vatnshnjúkur

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Elevation
832 m
Tallest summit within 12.0 miles
Sandhólatindur1,153 m · 3.3 mi
Nearest byway
Ring Road7.8 mi off
Sunset, March equinox
19:11local time
Coordinates
65.3019, -14.1185

Vatnshnjúkur rises to 832 m. Sandhólatindur stands 1,153 m to the east-northeast, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Afréttartindur, a peak 2.2 miles away. Ring Road passes 7.8 miles off.

Elevation
832 m

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Vatnshnjúkur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SandhólatindurENE 78°1,153 m3.3 mi
GoðaborgSSE 151°1,144 m11.3 mi
GullþúfaSE 140°1,125 m6.8 mi
BjólfurSE 146°1,085 m3.0 mi
SkógafjallSE 138°1,074 m7.7 mi
LangafellSE 130°1,071 m8.2 mi
HerfellNNE 30°1,064 m5.1 mi
NorðdalshnjúkurNNE 23°1,057 m6.1 mi

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:0519:11
June solstice01:4421:4700:14
September equinox06:3917:5519:01
December solstice11:1414:36

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

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