Museum · Iceland
Kötlusetur - Katla visitor centre
Kötlusetur - Katla visitor centre is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 78 m. Hámundur stands 1,666 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Skaftfellingur, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Ring Road passes 0.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates63.41758, -19.01414
- 0.3 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Svarta ströndin í Vík í Mýrdal · 1 mi
- Hatta · 2 mi
- Skógafoss Viewpoint · 17 mi
- Álftaversgígar · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Reynisfjall: 1.4 mi
- Hatta: 1.6 mi
- Dyrhólaey: 3.6 mi
- Geitafjall: 4.4 mi
- Gæsatindar: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls: 28
- Uxafótafoss: 2.1 mi
- Bíniöfoss: 2.1 mi
- Remundargilsfossi: 9.4 mi
- Huldufoss: 10.8 mi
- Selfoss: 15.9 mi
Attractions: 17
- Skaftfellingur: 0.0 mi
- Icelandic Lava Show: 0.1 mi
- Black Beach Riding Tours: 0.5 mi
- Dyrhólaey: 3.7 mi
- Flugvélaflak á Sólheimasandi: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Arnardrangur: 2.9 mi
- Arnardrangur: 2.9 mi
- Arnardrangur: 2.9 mi
- Arnardrangur: 2.9 mi
- Arnardrangur: 3.0 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Fell: 8.2 mi
- Elisabeth Brimnes, Dagmar Kristvinsdóttir, Ivar Finn Stampe: 20.3 mi
- Oskar Sigurjónsson: 24.7 mi
Parks: 1
- Guðlaugsblettur: 0.1 mi
Artworks: 1
- För: 0.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Dyrhólaeyjarviti: 3.8 mi
Museums: 1
- Skógasafn: 16.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Álftaversgígar: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Kötlusetur - Katla visitor centre. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hámundur | NW 307° | 1,666 m | 23.2 mi |
| Hábunga Mýrdalsjökuls | N 350° | 1,495 m | 11.1 mi |
| Illhöfuð | NNW 337° | 871 m | 23.0 mi |
| Merkurtungnahaus | NW 319° | 868 m | 21.6 mi |
| Skaratungnahaus | NW 317° | 856 m | 22.6 mi |
| Mófell | NNW 331° | 853 m | 22.4 mi |
| Jökulshöfuð | N 9° | 845 m | 9.7 mi |
| Rjúpnafell | NNW 328° | 824 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:29 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 03:01 | 21:49 | 23:36 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:19 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 11:00 | — | 15:30 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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