Museum · Iceland
Skriðuklaustur
Skriðuklaustur is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 131 m. Kistufell stands 1,239 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Tófufoss, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Ring Road passes 18 miles off.
The story
farm in Iceland
Dates from 1939.
Wikidata Q20895281, matched on coordinates and name (67 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates65.04094, -14.95309
- 17.6 mi off the Ring Road
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Þverfell: 2.6 mi
- Stórimelur: 5.1 mi
- Hraungarður: 5.8 mi
- Hólar: 7.7 mi
- Sauðahlíðar: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Tófufoss: 0.8 mi
- Hallsteinsfoss: 1.6 mi
- Litlanesfoss: 3.5 mi
- Litlanesfoss: 3.6 mi
- Hengifoss: 4.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Hafrahvammagljúfur: 22.7 mi
- Hafrahvammagljúfur: 23.7 mi
- Hafrahvammagljúfur: 23.9 mi
- Hafrahvammagljúfur: 23.9 mi
- Hafrahvammagljúfur: 24.0 mi
Historic sites: 6
- Minningarmörk úr hofnum kirkjugarðsi: 1.8 mi
- Expatriates to Canada: 17.5 mi
- Hjálmar Guðmundsson: 19.9 mi
- Höfðasel: 20.2 mi
- byssustæði: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 5
- Guttormslundur: 6.1 mi
- Cable Box: 9.5 mi
- Cableway: 12.6 mi
- Stuðlagil: 13.3 mi
- Vök Baths: 23.3 mi
Museums: 4
- Óbyggðasetur Íslands: 7.9 mi
- Stríðsárasafnið: 21.7 mi
- Minjasafn Austurlands: 22.3 mi
- Sænautasel: 22.5 mi
Parks: 3
- Grænafell: 18.9 mi
- Listigarðurinn: 22.2 mi
- Sigfúsarlundur: 23.0 mi
Artworks: 1
- Eilifðardraumurinn: 2.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Laugarfellslaug: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Skriðuklaustur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kistufell | E 85° | 1,239 m | 15.7 mi |
| Skúmhöttur | E 89° | 1,182 m | 13.8 mi |
| Jökultindur | ESE 121° | 1,171 m | 16.7 mi |
| Sandfell | E 80° | 1,157 m | 13.5 mi |
| Botnatindur | E 89° | 1,146 m | 14.9 mi |
| Hallbjarnarstaðatindur | ESE 107° | 1,145 m | 12.4 mi |
| Hádegishnúkur | ENE 76° | 1,129 m | 13.5 mi |
| Kistufell | SE 138° | 1,111 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:09 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 01:59 | 21:48 | 00:05 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 17:59 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 11:12 | — | 14:45 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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