Kirkjufell
Kirkjufell is a 463 m high hill on the north coast of Iceland's Snæfellsnes peninsula, near the town of Grundarfjörður. It is claimed to be the most photographed mountain in the country.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kirkjufellsfossar.
Kirkjufell
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 463 metres
- Description: mountain in Snæfellsnes peninsula
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Grundarfjarðarbær, West Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.93995° or 64° 56′ 24″ northLongitude
-23.30748° or 23° 18′ 27″ westElevation
463 metres (1,519 feet)Open location code
99PRWMQV+X2OpenStreetMap ID
node 311763129OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Venetian—“Kirkjufell” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Kirkjufell”
- Cebuano: “Kirkjufell”
- Chinese: “基尔丘山”
- Chinese: “教会山”
- Chinese: “教堂山”
- Czech: “Kirkjufell”
- Danish: “Kirkjufell”
- Dutch: “Kirkjufell”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كيركچوفيل”
- French: “Kirkjufell”
- Georgian: “კირკიუფედლი”
- German: “Kirkjufell”
- Hebrew: “קירקיופל”
- Icelandic: “Firðafjall”
- Icelandic: “Kirkjufell”
- Italian: “Kirkjufell”
- Japanese: “キルキュフェットル山”
- Ladin: “Kirkjufell”
- Polish: “Kirkjufell”
- Portuguese: “Kirkjufell”
- Russian: “Киркьюфедль”
- Spanish: “Kirkjufell”
- Swedish: “Kirkjufell”
- Turkish: “Kirkjufell”
- Venetian: “Kirkjufell”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kirkjufellsfoss and Kirkjufell.
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