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Mountain · Faroe Islands

Slættaratindur

Elevation
882 m
#13,715
in the world
#1
in Faroe Islands
880 m
prominence

Slættaratindur is a mountain in Faroe Islands, rising to 882 m, the highest point in Faroe Islands.

Elevation
882 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
880 m
Height above its key col
Isolation
447 km
To the nearest higher ground
World rank
#13,715
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Slættaratindur lies in Faroe Islands, in Eysturoy.

Key facts

Elevation
882 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
880 m
Isolation
447 km
Type
Mountain
Region
Eysturoy
Coordinates
62.295, -7.031

How it ranks

Among peaks in Faroe Islands
#1of 25
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#13,715of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Vaðhorn533 m2.1 km
Gráfelli856 m2.2 km
Sandfelli496 m3.3 km
Blámansfjall487 m3.3 km
Nøvin496 m3.7 km
Víkartindur573 m7.1 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Slættaratindur.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
ElginUnited Kingdom25,040557 km
InvernessUnited Kingdom47,790559 km
PeterheadUnited Kingdom19,060608 km
Fort WilliamUnited Kingdom15,757619 km
AberdeenUnited Kingdom198,590637 km

About this mountain

At elevation 882 m, this peak ranks #13,716 among the 14,634 peaks in the dataset, yet stands as the highest summit in the Faroe Islands. Its topographic prominence is 880 m, and the nearest higher ground lies 447 km away. Vaðhorn, at 533 m, is the nearest peak in the dataset, 2.1 km distant.

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

#PeakElevation
1Slættaratindur882 m
2Gráfelli856 m
3Sornfelli749 m
4Árnafjall722 m
5Eysturtindur714 m
6Gluggarnir610 m
7Malaknúkur606 m
8Koppenni606 m
9Melin584 m
10Borgarknappur574 m

Common questions

How tall is Slættaratindur?
Slættaratindur rises to 882 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Slættaratindur?
Slættaratindur is in Faroe Islands, in Eysturoy.
Where does Slættaratindur rank?
It is the 1st highest of the 25 peaks we list in Faroe Islands, and #13,715 worldwide.
What is the nearest city to Slættaratindur?
Elgin, United Kingdom, about 557 km away.

Explore

Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.