Hot spring · Iceland
Kúalaug
Kúalaug is a hot spring, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Geitlandsjökull stands 1,390 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bergþór úr Bláfelli, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Ring Road passes 29 miles off.
What the record says
- Water temperature
- hot
How to reach it
Coordinates64.32680, -20.28195
- 28.7 mi off the Ring Road
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Kista: 2.4 mi
- Stórhóll: 2.6 mi
- Bjarnarfell: 2.7 mi
- Sandfell: 2.8 mi
- Svínafell: 4.5 mi
Attractions: 14
- Stóri Geysir: 1.0 mi
- Strokkur: 1.1 mi
- Haukadalur: 1.1 mi
- Gullfoss: 4.3 mi
- Brúarhlöð: 4.9 mi
Hot springs: 10
- Konungshver: 1.1 mi
- Blesi: 1.1 mi
- Óþerrishola: 1.2 mi
- Móri: 1.2 mi
- Litli-Geysir: 1.2 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Bergþór úr Bláfelli: 0.1 mi
- Sigríður Tómasdóttir: 4.7 mi
- Jón Arason memorial: 15.5 mi
- Fornleifasvæði: 15.7 mi
- Ásasel: 18.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Kræklugjá: 19.7 mi
- Hlíðargjá: 21.3 mi
- Gildruholtsgjá: 22.0 mi
- Bæjargjá: 23.4 mi
- Hvannagjá: 24.6 mi
Springs: 4
- Martinslaug: 0.1 mi
- Reykholtshver: 11.5 mi
- Hrunalaug: 13.4 mi
- Reykholtslaug: 18.2 mi
Parks: 2
- Ungmennafélagsgarður: 13.7 mi
- Yndisskógur: 22.5 mi
Museums: 2
- Þjóðveldisbærinn: 19.9 mi
- Heklusetrið: 24.5 mi
Artworks: 1
- Jónas Jónsson: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Kúalaug. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geitlandsjökull | NNW 333° | 1,390 m | 20.9 mi |
| Bláfell | NE 48° | 1,204 m | 16.9 mi |
| Hlöðufell | NW 311° | 1,186 m | 9.9 mi |
| Stóra-Björnsfell | NW 313° | 1,055 m | 17.0 mi |
| Högnhöfði | WNW 288° | 1,002 m | 6.9 mi |
| Klakkur | NNW 339° | 999 m | 17.8 mi |
| Skriða | W 279° | 946 m | 12.1 mi |
| Stóra-Jarlhetta | NNE 14° | 943 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:32 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 02:44 | 22:02 | 00:03 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:22 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 11:20 | — | 15:20 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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