Waterfall · Iceland
Barnafoss
Barnafoss is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Kambsmýrarhnjúkur stands 1,211 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Fljótsheiði, a peak 1.8 miles away. Ring Road passes 2.6 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates65.74824, -17.52358
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Fljótsheiði: 1.8 mi
- Mýraröxl: 4.4 mi
- Mánafell: 4.7 mi
- Hvítafell: 6.0 mi
- Þorgerðarfjall: 6.2 mi
Attractions: 21
- Grenjaðarstaður: 7.0 mi
- Hveravellir: 11.4 mi
- Vindbelgur: 15.6 mi
- Read heart in Trafic lights: 16.7 mi
- Samkomubrúin: 16.8 mi
Artworks: 18
- Samstaða: 16.4 mi
- Sjávarvætturinn Skari: 16.5 mi
- Farið: 16.5 mi
- Súlan EA 300: 16.7 mi
- Sigling: 16.8 mi
Museums: 17
- Ystafell Transportation Museum: 2.7 mi
- Grenjaðarstaður: 7.0 mi
- Norðurslóð: 16.4 mi
- Friðbjarnarhús: 16.9 mi
- Davíðshús: 16.9 mi
Historic sites: 16
- Minnismerki um Stofnun SÍS: 2.8 mi
- Beitarhús: 10.5 mi
- Helgi magri og Þórunn hyrna: 16.9 mi
- Friðbjörn Steinsson: 16.9 mi
- Brynjólfur Sveinsson kennari: 16.9 mi
Parks: 7
- Eiðsvöllur: 16.7 mi
- Skátagil: 16.8 mi
- Minjasafnsgarðurinn: 16.9 mi
- Gamli gróðrarstöðvar garðurinn: 17.0 mi
- Hamarkotstún: 17.1 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Nature reserves: 3
- Hellar á Þeistareykjum: 17.7 mi
- Hverfjall: 20.8 mi
- Dimmuborgir: 20.9 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Ystihver: 11.3 mi
- Goldfish Pond: 19.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Ljósavatn: 5.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Munkaþverá: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Barnafoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kambsmýrarhnjúkur | NNW 332° | 1,211 m | 15.2 mi |
| Ytri-Fosslækjarskál | NNW 340° | 1,074 m | 17.4 mi |
| Kotahnjúkur | NNW 340° | 1,064 m | 16.5 mi |
| Bryðjuskál | NW 322° | 1,005 m | 11.0 mi |
| Gönguskarðsöxl | NW 311° | 958 m | 9.2 mi |
| Grænihnjúkur | NW 306° | 949 m | 7.7 mi |
| Kambfell | S 190° | 943 m | 17.9 mi |
| Kambfell | S 191° | 924 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:18 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:08 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 11:39 | — | 14:39 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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