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Urriðafoss

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Urriðafoss sits along the Ring Road at an elevation of 291 ft, with the surrounding terrain dropping 33 ft within 600 m of the overlook. The waterfall is located on the river Þjórsá in southwest Iceland and has a flow rate of 360 m³/s. Daylight hours vary widely across the year here: on the June solstice, sunrise is at 02:56 and sunset at 23:54, while on the December solstice sunrise comes at 11:14 and sunset at 15:29. The equinoxes fall closer to a standard twelve-hour split, with sunrise around 07:06–07:25 and sunset around 19:27–19:37. This lookout follows the Eyjafjallajökull Viewpoint and precedes the Bird watching stop along the same route.

Access
0.6 mi detour
Elevation
291 ft
Relief
33 ft drop
Island, dag 1. Urriðafoss.
Guillaume Baviere from Uppsala, Sweden · CC BY 2.0 · source
Island, dag 1. Urriðafoss.
Guillaume Baviere from Uppsala, Sweden · CC BY 2.0 · source
Island, dag 1. Floden Þjórsá vid Urriðafoss.
Guillaume Baviere from Uppsala, Sweden · CC BY 2.0 · source
Island, dag 1. Vid Urriðafoss.
Guillaume Baviere from Uppsala, Sweden · CC BY 2.0 · source
Island, dag 1. Urriðafoss.
Guillaume Baviere from Uppsala, Sweden · CC BY 2.0 · source
Island, dag 1. Urriðafoss.
Guillaume Baviere from Uppsala, Sweden · CC BY 2.0 · source

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:2519:3718:34
June solstice02:5623:5422:00
September equinox07:0619:2718:24
December solstice11:1415:29

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Urriðafoss is a waterfall located in the river Þjórsá in southwest Iceland. With a flow rate of 360 m³/s, it has the highest average water flow of any waterfall in Iceland, and the second highest in Europe behind the Rheinfall.

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Urriðafoss sits at about 291 feet (89 m).

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