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Vatnssker

Vatnssker, seen from above at true elevation

Vatnssker rises to 650 m. Jökulgilstindar stands 1,337 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Fossdalshnúta, a peak 1.2 miles away. Ring Road passes 13 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
650 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates64.48368, -15.29577

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls: 10
Attractions: 2
  • Tröllakrókar: 8.5 mi
  • Godland movie set: 18.4 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Red chair: 14.7 mi
  • Akurey SF 52: 16.4 mi
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 1
  • Svavarssafn - Listasafn: 16.1 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Ósland: 16.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Vatnssker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
JökulgilstindarENE1,337 m10.2 mi
SauðhamarstindurNNE1,315 m4.1 mi
GrasgiljatindurWSW1,273 m2.0 mi
SuðurtungnatindurNNE1,267 m4.8 mi
HnappadalstindurENE1,212 m8.0 mi
AfréttatindurE1,212 m11.1 mi
MeingilstindurE1,130 m11.3 mi
MúlatindarNNE1,125 m3.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:1219:16
June solstice02:2021:4423:47
September equinox06:4418:0219:06
December solstice11:02—14:57

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/5357168831

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