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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

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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 12.8 miles of Vatnssker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
JökulgilstindarENE 78°1,337 m10.2 mi
SauðhamarstindurNNE 26°1,315 m4.1 mi
GrasgiljatindurWSW 238°1,273 m2.0 mi
SuðurtungnatindurNNE 11°1,267 m4.8 mi
HnappadalstindurENE 61°1,212 m8.0 mi
AfréttatindurE 79°1,212 m11.1 mi
MeingilstindurE 82°1,130 m11.3 mi
MúlatindarNNE 28°1,125 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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