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Bólugilsfoss

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Looking east from Bólugilsfoss. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Access
0.6 mi detour
Elevation
739 ft
View
East · 90°
Light
Best at sunrise
Relief
327 ft drop
Iceland , impressions along the ring road between Varmahlið and Akureyri
Hansueli Krapf This file was uploaded with Commonist . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Iceland , impressions along the ring road between Varmahlið and Akureyri
Hansueli Krapf This file was uploaded with Commonist . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Silfrastaðir and Silfrastaðakirkja in Iceland
Hansueli Krapf · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Kjálki
Steinninn · CC BY 4.0 · source
Norðurárdalur
Steinninn · CC BY 4.0 · source
Héraðsvötn
Steinninn · CC BY 4.0 · source

Light

This overlook faces sunrise 0° off square to it.

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:1919:3118:25
June solstice01:5600:4322:09
September equinox06:5919:2218:15
December solstice11:3814:53

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik). Computed for this exact position.

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Bólugilsfoss sits at about 739 feet (225 m).

Is Bólugilsfoss better at sunrise or sunset?

Sunrise. The land falls away from Bólugilsfoss toward the sunrise, so at sunset the light is behind you. Exact times shift through the year; the page shows the current window.

A east-facing scenic overlook on Ring Road, reported by OpenStreetMap.

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