Nature reserve · Iceland
Álafoss
Álafoss is a nature reserve, at a modelled elevation of 100 m. Esja stands 914 m to the north, 5.5 miles off. Ring Road passes 0.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2013-04-25
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates64.16623, -21.67476
- 0.3 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bird watching · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Waterfalls
- Álafoss: 0.0 mi
- Tungufoss: 0.9 mi
- Króarfoss: 2.2 mi
- Kollafjarðarárfoss: 3.3 mi
- Helgufoss: 4.4 mi
Artworks
- Hús tímans - hús skáldsins: 0.2 mi
- Flatus Lifir: 3.4 mi
- Fallandi gengi: 4.9 mi
- Hyrningar VI: 5.9 mi
- Landkönnuðurinn Þorfinnur karlsefni: 5.9 mi
Peaks
- Helgafell: 0.8 mi
- Lágafell: 0.9 mi
- Reykjafell: 1.3 mi
- Úlfarsfell: 1.7 mi
- Hádegisfell: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- Borholuhús: 5.8 mi
- Dofri: 5.9 mi
- Heimilisfuglar: 6.2 mi
- Hestar: 6.2 mi
- Innsigli: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 59
- Runólfur Jónsson: 0.4 mi
- Lífslöngun: 0.4 mi
- Óðinshrafn: 0.4 mi
- Skúli Magnússon: 5.3 mi
- Friðarsúlan: 5.6 mi
Nature reserves: 39
- Tungufoss: 0.9 mi
- Varmárósar: 1.1 mi
- Blikastaðakró - Leiruvogur: 2.3 mi
- Bringur: 4.4 mi
- Lundey: 4.9 mi
Museums: 38
- Gljúfrasteinn: 3.0 mi
- Árbæjarsafn: 5.4 mi
- Heimili Veitna: 5.9 mi
- Listasafn Sigurjóns Ólafssonar: 6.5 mi
- Ásmundarsafn: 6.6 mi
Parks: 37
- Hallsteinsgarður: 3.9 mi
- Kambsvöllur: 5.9 mi
- Lottutún: 5.9 mi
- Grundargerðisgarður: 6.6 mi
- Garðaflöt: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 32
- Virkið: 5.6 mi
- Þórishamar: 9.8 mi
- Gálgaklettar: 10.2 mi
- Langahlíð: 14.3 mi
- Lambagjá: 17.1 mi
Springs: 25
- Hot spring: 12.5 mi
- Mud Pot: 12.9 mi
- Mud Pot: 13.0 mi
- Mud Pot: 13.0 mi
- Mud Pot: 13.1 mi
Gardens: 5
- Rósagarðurinn: 6.3 mi
- Mislundur: 7.5 mi
- Hermannsgarður í Guðmundarlundi: 7.8 mi
- Vífilsstaðagarður: 8.7 mi
- Urtagarður í Nesi: 10.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Hjallaflatir: 9.3 mi
- Vífilsstaðahlíð: 9.4 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Hvammsvík Hot Springs: 14.7 mi
- Hverahild: 14.9 mi
Beaches: 2
- Langisandur: 15.4 mi
- Þorli: 22.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Akranesviti: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Álafoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esja | N 6° | 914 m | 5.5 mi |
| Hátindur | NNE 22° | 909 m | 5.8 mi |
| Kambshorn | NNW 335° | 851 m | 5.3 mi |
| Gunnlaugsskarð | N 11° | 843 m | 4.5 mi |
| Þverfellshorn | NNW 347° | 840 m | 4.7 mi |
| Móskarðshnjúkar | NE 41° | 800 m | 7.2 mi |
| Skálafell | NE 51° | 774 m | 8.2 mi |
| Esjuhorn | NNE 24° | 755 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:29 | 18:38 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 02:54 | 22:07 | 00:04 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:28 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 11:22 | — | 15:29 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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