Picnic site · Iceland
Sandfell
Sandfell is a picnic site, at a recorded elevation of 104 m. Hvannadalshnúkur stands 2,110 m to the northeast, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Falljökull, a attraction 2.2 miles away. Ring Road passes 0.7 miles off. 74 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 104.19 m
How to reach it
Coordinates63.94460, -16.79317
- 0.7 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Fjallsárlón · 14 mi
74 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 51
- Rótarfjallshnúkur: 4.5 mi
- Dyrhamar: 5.2 mi
- Vestari hnappur: 5.2 mi
- Hvannadalshnúkur: 6.0 mi
- Tindaborg: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Stigafoss: 6.0 mi
- Grófarlækjarfoss: 6.2 mi
- Sionyfoss: 6.4 mi
- Nafnlausifoss: 7.6 mi
- Þjófafoss: 7.7 mi
Museums: 3
- Sel: 8.1 mi
- Sel: 8.1 mi
- Sel: 8.1 mi
Attractions: 2
- Falljökull: 2.2 mi
- Núpsstaður: 23.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Gigjukvisl Bridge Memorial: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Ingólfshöfði: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 1
- Breiðamerkursandur: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sandfell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hvannadalshnúkur | NE 36° | 2,110 m | 6.0 mi |
| Sveinstindur | NE 50° | 2,059 m | 7.0 mi |
| Dyrhamar | NNE 33° | 1,917 m | 5.2 mi |
| Hrútfjallstindar - hátindur | NNE 12° | 1,877 m | 7.4 mi |
| Hrútfjallstindar - miðtindur | NNE 12° | 1,861 m | 7.2 mi |
| Hrútfjallstindar - suðurtindur | NNE 12° | 1,860 m | 7.0 mi |
| Vestari hnappur | ENE 65° | 1,849 m | 5.2 mi |
| Þuríðartindur | NNE 26° | 1,741 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:19 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 02:40 | 21:45 | 23:39 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:09 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 10:59 | — | 15:13 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
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