Traveling Luck for Hrútá (IC06), Iceland Iceland flag

The timezone in Hruta is Atlantic/Reykjavik
Morning Sunrise at 09:56 and Evening Sunset at 15:45. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 63.9667°, Longitude. -16.3833°

Weather near Hrútá Last report from Akurnes, 70.3km away

Weather Temperature: 0°C / 32°F
Wind: 17.3km/h North
Cloud: Scattered at 8000ft

Satellite map of Hrútá and it's surroudings...

Geographic features & Photographs around Hrútá in (IC06), Iceland

mountain an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.

peak a pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature.

stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.

inlet a narrow waterway extending into the land, or connecting a bay or lagoon with a larger body of water.

Accommodation around Hrútá

Fosshotel Skaftafell Freysnesi - Öræfi, Skaftafell

farm a tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture.

glacier(s) a mass of ice, usually at high latitudes or high elevations, with sufficient thickness to flow away from the source area in lobes, tongues, or masses.

sand area a tract of land covered with sand.

island a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water.

populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.

lagoon a shallow coastal waterbody, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature.

pass a break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap].

valley an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream.

grazing area an area of grasses and shrubs used for grazing.

promontory(-ies) a bluff or prominent hill overlooking or projecting into a lowland.

dune(s) a wave form, ridge or star shape feature composed of sand.

hill a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m.

icecap a dome-shaped mass of glacial ice covering an area of mountain summits or other high lands; smaller than an ice sheet.

headland a high projection of land extending into a large body of water beyond the line of the coast.

ridge(s) a long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest.

slope(s) a surface with a relatively uniform slope angle.

rock a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass.

cliff(s) a high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area.

heath an upland moor or sandy area dominated by low shrubby vegetation including heather.


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Airports close to Hrútá

Hornafjordur(HFN), Hofn, Iceland (70.3km)
Egilsstadir(EGS), Egilsstadir, Iceland (182.5km)