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Grafarlaug

Grafarlaug from directly overhead

Grafarlaug is a hot spring, at a recorded elevation of 100 m. Tröllakirkja stands 1,001 m to the east-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Hrístindahnúkur, a peak 1.8 miles away. Ring Road passes 9.9 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
100 m

How to reach it

Coordinates64.96077, -21.51655

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Hrístindahnúkur: 1.8 mi
  • Skallhólsmúli: 1.9 mi
  • Grafartindar: 2.0 mi
  • Öxl: 2.1 mi
  • Hlíðartúnsfjall: 2.8 mi
Waterfalls: 35
  • Hamrafoss: 7.1 mi
  • Bjarnafoss: 7.7 mi
  • Hörtlafoss: 10.9 mi
  • Baulufoss: 11.6 mi
  • Veiðifoss: 13.0 mi
Attractions: 8
Historic sites: 7
Artworks: 3
Nature reserves: 2
  • Grábrókargígar: 13.1 mi
  • Hraunfossar: 23.8 mi
Springs: 2
Hot springs: 2
  • Árhver: 21.4 mi
  • Skrifla: 21.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Grafarlaug. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TröllakirkjaENE1,001 m10.1 mi
BaulaSSE934 m8.1 mi
SmjörhnúkurWSW907 m12.2 mi
HrútaborgSW861 m7.2 mi
GrafartindarSE850 m2.0 mi
Litla BaulaSSE840 m6.8 mi
KerlingarnefENE838 m3.2 mi
SnjófjöllE821 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:3519:41
June solstice02:2922:1300:28
September equinox07:0918:2619:31
December solstice11:37—15:13

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13192251100

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