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Rjúkandi

Rjúkandi, a waterfall in Iceland
Rjúkandi, a waterfall in IcelandJerzy Strzelecki · CC BY-SA 4.0
Rjúkandi, a waterfall in Iceland
Michal Gorski · CC BY-SA 3.0
Rjúkandi, a waterfall in Iceland
Alexander Grebenkov · CC BY 3.0
Rjúkandi, a waterfall in Iceland
Reykholt · CC BY-SA 4.0
Rjúkandi, a waterfall in Iceland
Reykholt · CC BY-SA 4.0
Rjúkandi, a waterfall in Iceland
AwOiSoAk KaOsIoWa · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Rjúkandi is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 351 m. Smjörfjöll stands 1,251 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Háfjall, a peak 1.3 miles away. Ring Road runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Height
93 m
Getting there

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Coordinates65.33358, -15.07948
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Háfjall: 1.3 mi
  • Hnefill: 2.1 mi
  • Skjöldólfsstaðahnjúkur: 3.7 mi
  • Húsárfjall: 4.2 mi
  • Norðurhnúkur: 4.5 mi
Waterfalls: 11
Museums: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Stuðlagil: 13.6 mi
  • Vök Baths: 18.4 mi
  • Guttormslundur: 19.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Expatriates to Canada: 16.8 mi
  • Höfðasel: 20.3 mi
  • Minningarmörk úr hofnum kirkjugarðsi: 22.0 mi
Parks: 2
  • Listigarðurinn: 20.2 mi
  • Sigfúsarlundur: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Rjúkandi. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SmjörfjöllNNE 27°1,251 m18.7 mi
HötturSE 128°1,106 m23.4 mi
ÞjóðfellWNW 304°1,033 m19.9 mi
ÞríhyrningurSW 236°957 m21.6 mi
HnefillSW 221°947 m17.3 mi
NáttmálahnjúkurNE 34°890 m23.4 mi
SandfellNNW 339°888 m6.8 mi
HeyöxlWNW 286°878 m17.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:0919:15
June solstice01:4621:5100:19
September equinox06:4317:5919:05
December solstice11:19—14:39

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2376735338

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