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Ytri-Hágangur

Ytri-Hágangur, seen from above at true elevation

Ytri-Hágangur rises to 923 m. Smjörfjöll stands 1,251 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Tafla, a peak 4.8 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
923 m

How to reach it

Coordinates65.88677, -15.12774

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Tafla: 4.8 mi
  • Syðri-Hágangur: 4.8 mi
  • Tröllaklaufir: 5.3 mi
  • Fuglabjargahæðir: 6.3 mi
  • Rauðanúpur: 6.5 mi
Historic sites: 5
Waterfalls: 2
Museums: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Ytri-Hágangur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SmjörfjöllSSE 155°1,251 m23.6 mi
Syðri-HágangurSSW 198°952 m4.8 mi
HaugsnibbaWSW 240°930 m22.5 mi
StakfellWSW 252°891 m15.0 mi
NáttmálahnjúkurSE 142°890 m23.9 mi
HrútafjöllSW 217°870 m19.6 mi
MælifellSSW 207°845 m14.5 mi
EinbúiWSW 240°826 m17.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:0819:15
June solsticeMidnight sun
September equinox06:4317:5819:06
December solstice11:3314:26

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4359390499

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