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Vesturbjallar

Vesturbjallar, seen from above at true elevation

Vesturbjallar rises to 706 m. Háskerðingur stands 1,281 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Tungnaárfellsfoss, a waterfall 1.0 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
706 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.11188, -19.06548

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Skyggnir: 3.6 mi
  • Hnausar: 3.8 mi
  • Sigalda-innri: 4.0 mi
  • Tjörvafell: 4.8 mi
  • Löðmundur: 5.0 mi
Cliffs: 38
  • Eldgjá: 16.9 mi
  • Eldgjá: 16.9 mi
  • Eldgjá: 16.9 mi
  • Eldgjá: 17.0 mi
  • Eldgjá: 17.0 mi
Waterfalls: 21
  • Tungnaárfellsfoss: 1.0 mi
  • Sigöldugljúfur: 3.7 mi
  • Sigöldufoss: 4.4 mi
  • Rauðufossar: 10.5 mi
  • Fagrifoss: 13.2 mi
Attractions: 4
Historic sites: 4
Hot springs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Reykholtslaug: 22.7 mi
Museums: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Vesturbjallar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
HáskerðingurS 187°1,281 m15.2 mi
LaufafellSSW 212°1,184 m16.0 mi
KaldaklofsfjöllS 189°1,167 m15.7 mi
ReykjaföllS 190°1,165 m12.9 mi
LitlhöfðiSSW 213°1,146 m10.0 mi
HrafntinnuskerSSW 196°1,141 m12.8 mi
StöðullSSW 193°1,132 m12.3 mi
HáaldaSSW 199°1,128 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:2719:31
June solstice02:4521:5623:52
September equinox06:5918:1819:20
December solstice11:11—15:19

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4212125660

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