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Ytri-Selbunga

Ytri-Selbunga, seen from above at true elevation

Ytri-Selbunga rises to 371 m. Bláfjall stands 1,206 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Viðafell, a peak 1.6 miles away. Ring Road passes 0.4 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
371 m
Getting there

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Coordinates65.60130, -17.21658

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 15
Waterfalls: 9
Museums: 5
Historic sites: 4
Nature reserves: 4
  • Dimmuborgir: 9.0 mi
  • Hverfjall: 9.7 mi
  • Seljahjallagil: 12.7 mi
  • Hellar á Þeistareykjum: 21.9 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Gróður jarðar: 8.5 mi
  • Flugsýn: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Ljósavatn: 14.6 mi
Hot springs: 1
  • Ystihver: 19.9 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Ytri-Selbunga. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
BláfjallSE 138°1,206 m15.8 mi
TungufjallWSW 238°994 m16.6 mi
SellandafjallSSE 159°988 m14.3 mi
BúrfellESE 102°953 m16.7 mi
KambfellWSW 238°943 m14.1 mi
KambfellWSW 240°924 m13.8 mi
HáafellWNW 282°917 m15.4 mi
JónstindurNE 38°883 m14.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:1719:23
June solstice01:3622:0300:47
September equinox06:5118:0719:14
December solstice11:34—14:41

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/4790627217

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