Spring · Iceland
Sturlungalaug
Sturlungalaug is a spring, at a modelled elevation of 110 m. Ljósufjöll stands 988 m to the west-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Rauðamelsölkelda, a attraction 2.4 miles away. Ring Road passes 22 miles off.
What the record says
- Water temperature
- 35 °C
How to reach it
Coordinates64.86953, -22.28381
- 21.9 mi off the Ring Road
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Selfell: 2.9 mi
- Sjónarfell: 3.2 mi
- Þverfell: 3.7 mi
- Kolbeinsstaðafjall: 4.0 mi
- Hlíðarmúli: 4.2 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Rjúkandafoss: 2.7 mi
- Bakkárfoss: 10.4 mi
- Lambhagafoss: 11.1 mi
- Nátthagafoss: 13.3 mi
- Veiðifoss: 13.7 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Kolbeinsstaðir: 3.4 mi
- Bjarni frá Vogi: 21.1 mi
- Dagverðarnessel: 21.7 mi
- Jóhannes úr Kötlum: 22.4 mi
- Sturla Þórðarson: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 4
- Rauðamelsölkelda: 2.4 mi
- Hamrabelti Gerðubergi: 2.5 mi
- Tiny Dwarven Houses: 22.6 mi
- Paradísarlaut: 22.9 mi
Museums: 4
- Æðarsetur Íslands: 19.3 mi
- Norwegian House: 19.3 mi
- Vatnasafn: 19.4 mi
- Bjarnarhöfn Museum: 21.8 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Eldborg í Hnappadal: 5.1 mi
- Einkunnir: 21.6 mi
- Grábrókargígar: 22.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Gerðuberg: 2.5 mi
- Tröllaklettar: 20.0 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Landbrotalaug: 2.8 mi
- Grafarlaug: 23.3 mi
Parks: 2
- Freyjulundur: 19.2 mi
- Einkunnir: 21.7 mi
Artworks: 2
- Kona að strokka: 21.2 mi
- Sonatorrek: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Sturlungalaug. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ljósufjöll | WNW 290° | 988 m | 8.9 mi |
| Botna-Skyrtunna | WNW 294° | 988 m | 9.2 mi |
| Skyrtunna | WNW 293° | 956 m | 6.4 mi |
| Hreggnasi | WNW 290° | 947 m | 11.6 mi |
| Rauðakúla | WNW 286° | 917 m | 11.8 mi |
| Smjörhnúkur | E 92° | 907 m | 12.3 mi |
| Geirshnúkur | ENE 69° | 895 m | 9.0 mi |
| Svörtufell | WNW 294° | 880 m | 5.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 18:39 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 02:35 | 22:16 | 00:28 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:29 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 11:38 | — | 15:18 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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