Hot spring · Iceland
Krosslaug
Krosslaug is a hot spring, at a modelled elevation of 202 m. Ok stands 1,170 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. Ring Road passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Water temperature
- 42 °C
How to reach it
Coordinates64.50486, -21.20468
- 18.0 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Glanni · 20 mi
- Bird watching · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Waterfalls
- Breiðifoss: 1.3 mi
- Lambárfoss: 1.3 mi
- Lambárfoss: 1.3 mi
- Lambárfoss: 1.4 mi
- Lambárfoss: 1.4 mi
Peaks
- Þverfell: 4.0 mi
- Skotmannsfell: 4.4 mi
- Reyðarfell: 4.6 mi
- Eystra-Sandfell: 4.9 mi
- Vestra-Sandfell: 5.2 mi
Attractions: 28
- Brú á Bláskeggsá, 1907: 9.9 mi
- Snorralaug: 11.3 mi
- Sturlureykir-Visiting Horse Farm: 12.2 mi
- Deildartunguhver: 12.6 mi
- Tröllagarðurinn: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 24
- Hvannagjá: 15.8 mi
- Snókagjá: 16.2 mi
- Stekkjargjá: 16.6 mi
- Vallagjá: 16.8 mi
- Kræklugjá: 16.8 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Friðland við Fitjaá í Skorradal: 3.8 mi
- Steðji (Staupasteinn): 14.3 mi
- Hraunfossar: 15.2 mi
- Andakíll: 16.7 mi
- Húsafellsskógur: 17.1 mi
Museums: 6
- Snorrastofa: 11.4 mi
- Hernámssetrið: 13.7 mi
- Landbúnaðarsafn Íslands: 17.1 mi
- Þingvellir: Hjarta lands og þjóðar: 17.3 mi
- Safnahús Borgarfjarðar: 21.4 mi
Artworks: 5
- Fjallid: 12.6 mi
- The Phoenix: 14.4 mi
- Brákin: 21.4 mi
- Sonatorrek: 21.5 mi
- Jónas Jónsson: 24.3 mi
Hot springs: 4
- Skrifla: 11.3 mi
- Árhver: 11.6 mi
- Hvammsvík Hot Springs: 14.0 mi
- Selgil: 17.0 mi
Parks: 3
- Kveldúlfsvöllur: 21.4 mi
- Skallagrímsgarður: 21.4 mi
- Einkunnir: 22.0 mi
Gardens: 1
- Yndisgarðurinn á Hvanneyri: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Krosslaug. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ok | NE 56° | 1,170 m | 11.7 mi |
| Syðstasúla | S 174° | 1,093 m | 11.7 mi |
| Vestursúla | S 177° | 1,086 m | 10.5 mi |
| Miðsúla | S 172° | 1,086 m | 11.2 mi |
| Stóra-Björnsfell | E 92° | 1,055 m | 15.1 mi |
| Háasúla | S 170° | 1,023 m | 10.2 mi |
| Skessuhorn | W 267° | 967 m | 14.8 mi |
| Súlnaberg | SSE 167° | 954 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:35 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 02:43 | 22:08 | 00:12 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:25 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 11:26 | — | 15:21 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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