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Víkingsfjall

Víkingsfjall, seen from above at true elevation

Víkingsfjall rises to 1,251 m. Stóristallur stands 1,425 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Lúpárhnjúkar, a peak 2.9 miles away. Ring Road passes 0.4 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1251 m

How to reach it

Coordinates65.51811, -18.76400

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Lúpárhnjúkar: 2.9 mi
  • Reiðgilshnjúkur: 2.9 mi
  • Heiðarfjall: 3.0 mi
  • Varmavatnshólafjall: 3.1 mi
  • Grjótárhnjúkur: 3.1 mi
Artworks: 18
  • Kýrin Edda: 16.7 mi
  • Flugsýn: 21.7 mi
  • Útþrá: 21.9 mi
  • Móðir jörð: 22.0 mi
  • Harpa bænarinnar: 22.0 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • Tyrfingsstadir á Kjálka: 13.7 mi
  • Stephan G. Stephansson: 21.6 mi
  • Káinn: 21.9 mi
  • Davíð leggur Golíat: 21.9 mi
  • Jón Sveinsson "Nonni": 21.9 mi
Museums: 12
Parks: 7
  • Biskupagarður: 17.9 mi
  • Gamli gróðrarstöðvar garðurinn: 21.8 mi
  • Minjasafnsgarðurinn: 21.9 mi
  • Seljagarðurinn: 21.9 mi
  • Hamarkotstún: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
  • Háaleitisfoss: 3.9 mi
  • Bólugilsfoss: 13.1 mi
  • Ingjaldsfossar: 16.4 mi
  • Reykjafoss: 17.8 mi
  • Holárfoss: 18.9 mi
Attractions: 6
  • Hólar: 17.9 mi
  • Auðunarstofa: 18.0 mi
  • Jólagarðurinn: 19.7 mi
  • Lystigarður Akureyrar: 22.0 mi
  • Samkomubrúin: 22.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Hraun í Öxnadal: 6.0 mi
Hot springs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Gvendarbrunnur: 18.0 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Víkingsfjall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
StóristallurE 81°1,425 m11.7 mi
JökulborgENE 68°1,421 m11.7 mi
JökulfjallNNW 347°1,408 m8.6 mi
HrútafjallENE 76°1,407 m11.1 mi
PéturhnjúkurN 351°1,406 m11.2 mi
KistufjallENE 72°1,390 m11.3 mi
HvítalækjarfjallE 81°1,376 m9.6 mi
LambárhnjúkurN 2°1,311 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:2319:30
June solstice01:4922:0800:46
September equinox06:5818:1419:20
December solstice11:38—14:50

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4358656598

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