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Gjörvidalslaug

Gjörvidalslaug, seen from above at true elevation

Gjörvidalslaug is a spring, at a recorded elevation of 20 m. Þverfell stands 870 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mórildisfoss, a waterfall 3.4 miles away.

What the record says

Water temperature
44 °C
Elevation
20 m

What to expect

Operated by
Dúna and Jens í Gjörvidal

How to reach it

Coordinates65.79461, -22.52627

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Regerður: 3.7 mi
  • Laugabólsfjall: 4.1 mi
  • Kirkjubólsháls: 4.9 mi
  • Tindar: 5.7 mi
  • Háafell: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 20
  • Mórildisfoss: 3.4 mi
  • Finnbogafoss: 9.8 mi
  • Lónfoss: 15.5 mi
  • Bulafoss: 15.6 mi
  • Gullfoss: 18.6 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Brekka: 6.1 mi
  • Tunga: 9.3 mi
  • Kirkjuból: 17.8 mi
  • Kollabúðir: 18.3 mi
  • Skógar: 18.8 mi
Museums: 3
  • Steinshús: 10.1 mi
  • Litli Bær: 15.6 mi
  • Arctic Fox Centre: 20.9 mi
Hot springs: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • Dynjandi í Arnarfirði: 20.1 mi
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Gjörvidalslaug. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ÞverfellNW 306°870 m22.6 mi
SauratindarNW 318°856 m22.2 mi
BotnshnúkurWSW 248°750 m18.3 mi
FjallgarðurN 8°672 m22.8 mi
SúðavíkurfjallNW 322°625 m22.6 mi
EinangursfjallNE 38°598 m20.0 mi
UfsNW 324°585 m23.5 mi
HesturNW 323°536 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3218:3819:45
June solsticeMidnight sun——
September equinox07:1218:2819:35
December solstice12:00—14:58

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1033770355

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