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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: 36
  • 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 13.0 miles of Grafarlaug. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TröllakirkjaENE 72°1,001 m10.1 mi
BaulaSSE 164°934 m8.1 mi
TröllakirkjaWSW 236°932 m10.9 mi
SmjörhnúkurWSW 237°907 m12.2 mi
HrútaborgSW 235°861 m7.2 mi
GrafartindarSE 133°850 m2.0 mi
Litla BaulaSSE 149°840 m6.8 mi
KerlingarnefENE 60°838 m3.2 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 solstice11:3715:13

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13192251100

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