Vörðufell
Vörðufell rises to 391 m. Högnhöfði stands 1,002 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Kringla, a historic site 3.2 miles away. Ring Road passes 9.9 miles off.
The story
Vörðufell (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈvœrðʏˌfɛtl̥]) is a 391 metres (1,283 ft) mountain near the Hvítá river and the town of Iða in Árnessýsla, Iceland. Geologically, the mountain consists primarily of tuff and diabase. From the air, Vörðufell appears triangular with the small lake, Úlfsvatn, near the summit. According to local legends, in the 18th century a young man built a set of feathered wings and glided from the mountain top to Skálholt. Another legend tells of a lake monster that lives in Úlfsvatn.
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Wikidata Q784775, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 391 m
How to reach it
- 9.9 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Urriðafoss · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mosfell: 4.3 mi
- Hestfjall: 5.7 mi
- Þrándur: 6.3 mi
- Miðfell: 6.5 mi
- Alda: 7.8 mi
- Skálholtskirkja: 3.3 mi
- Gestastofa: 3.3 mi
- Laugarvatn Fontana: 11.0 mi
- Arctic Rafting: 12.9 mi
- Laugarvatnshellir: 14.2 mi
- Reykholtshver: 7.3 mi
- Hrunalaug: 9.4 mi
- Martinslaug: 18.8 mi
- Mud Pot: 18.9 mi
- Mud Pot: 19.8 mi
- Kerið: 10.8 mi
- Bæjargjá: 18.4 mi
- Gildruholtsgjá: 18.4 mi
- Kræklugjá: 18.9 mi
- Hlíðargjá: 19.3 mi
- Árnesflúðir: 5.6 mi
- Krókadælarflúð: 5.9 mi
- Hestafoss: 7.9 mi
- Búðafoss: 9.2 mi
- Urriðafoss: 11.3 mi
- Orkusýning: 14.2 mi
- Fischersetur: 16.9 mi
- Heklusetrið: 17.0 mi
- Sagnagarður Soil Conservation Visitor Centre: 17.7 mi
- Listasafn Árnesinga: 20.3 mi
- Kringla: 3.2 mi
- Fornleifasvæði: 3.2 mi
- Jón Arason memorial: 3.4 mi
- Ásasel: 12.8 mi
- Hljómkviða Árinnar: 16.1 mi
- Hrunalaug: 9.4 mi
- Þvottahver: 17.5 mi
- Sóði: 17.5 mi
- Sísjóðandi: 17.6 mi
- Smiður: 17.6 mi
- Yndisskógur: 6.9 mi
- Ungmennafélagsgarður: 7.6 mi
- Tryggvagarður: 17.0 mi
- Sigtúnsgarður: 17.1 mi
- Skrúðgarðurinn: 20.2 mi
- Jónas Jónsson: 11.3 mi
- Björgunarsveitin Björg: 23.9 mi
- Guðmundarlundur: 8.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Vörðufell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Högnhöfði | N 4° | 1,002 m | 19.4 mi |
| Skriða | NNW 347° | 946 m | 19.6 mi |
| Rauðafell | N 356° | 924 m | 17.0 mi |
| Kálfstindur | N 8° | 904 m | 21.4 mi |
| Skefilfjöll | NNW 334° | 897 m | 17.4 mi |
| Klukkutindar | NNW 339° | 880 m | 17.4 mi |
| Kálfstindar | NW 326° | 877 m | 15.6 mi |
| Miðdalsfjall | NNW 348° | 769 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:33 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 02:52 | 22:01 | 23:57 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:23 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 11:16 | — | 15:26 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/312659570
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