Saxa
Saxa is a beach, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Lambafell stands 1,201 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Steinasafn Petru, a attraction 2.1 miles away. Ring Road runs past it.
Saxa is a unique natural phenomenon, where the ocean waves crash into a rock crevice and then shoot high into the air in impressive “eruptions”. Note that the sea stream has to come from the right direction for Saxa to be active.
How to reach it
- On the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Reyðarfjörður · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hellufjall: 2.5 mi
- Vindfell: 3.3 mi
- Súlur: 3.5 mi
- Sandfell: 3.8 mi
- Kumlafell: 3.9 mi
- Gilsárfoss: 7.0 mi
- Svartagil: 8.6 mi
- Fjárdrápsfoss: 12.8 mi
- Flögufoss: 16.8 mi
- Bleiksárfoss: 18.2 mi
- Gideon: 9.1 mi
- Rex NS-3: 9.1 mi
- Borgarhóll: 11.9 mi
- Völvuleiði: 16.2 mi
- byssustæði: 18.1 mi
- Petra's Stone Collection: 2.1 mi
- Stríðsárasafnið: 18.2 mi
- Langabúð: 18.6 mi
- Steinasafn Auðunns: 18.7 mi
- Sjóminja- og smiðjumunasafn Jósafats Hinrikssonar: 21.8 mi
- Steinasafn Petru: 2.1 mi
- Helgustaðanáma: 13.7 mi
- Blábjörg á Berufjarðarströnd: 17.3 mi
- Bones and stones museum - gift shop: 18.6 mi
- Páskahellir: 22.8 mi
- Frelsi: 18.6 mi
- Eggin í Gleðivík: 18.6 mi
- Eggin í Gleðivík: 18.7 mi
- Teigarhorn: 20.5 mi
- Fólkvangur Neskaupstaðar: 23.5 mi
- Langisandur: 10.9 mi
- Grænafell: 20.0 mi
- Djúpavogskörin: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Saxa. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lambafell | WNW 296° | 1,201 m | 15.0 mi |
| Sauðdalstindur | NW 321° | 1,126 m | 13.0 mi |
| Sauðdalstindur | NW 319° | 1,126 m | 13.4 mi |
| Hoffell | NW 322° | 1,092 m | 11.8 mi |
| Þúfutindur | WNW 288° | 1,091 m | 9.7 mi |
| Miðmundatindur | WNW 298° | 1,044 m | 9.5 mi |
| Klofatindur | WNW 284° | 1,042 m | 9.1 mi |
| Njáll og Bera | WNW 292° | 1,020 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:05 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 02:03 | 21:41 | 23:53 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 17:55 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 11:03 | — | 14:45 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6943961354
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