Waterfall · Iceland
Bjarnarfoss
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Bjarnarfoss is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 219 m. Snæfellsjökull - Miðþúfa stands 1,446 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mælifell, a peak 0.8 miles away.
What the record says
- Height
- 79 m
How to reach it
Coordinates64.84769, -23.40379
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mælifell: 0.8 mi
- Axlarhyrna: 1.7 mi
- Stafnafell: 1.9 mi
- Stakksfell: 2.2 mi
- Búðaklettur: 2.6 mi
Attractions: 15
- Búðir: 1.9 mi
- Rauðfeldsgjá: 7.9 mi
- Eystrigjá: 8.3 mi
- Stone arch in the ocean: 8.5 mi
- Tindur SH179: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Rjomafoss: 4.1 mi
- Kirkjufellsfoss: 6.0 mi
- Kvernárfoss: 6.5 mi
- Grundarfoss: 6.9 mi
- Rauðfeldsgjá: 7.9 mi
Artworks: 4
- Veðurhorfur: 6.7 mi
- Bárður Snæfellsás: 8.7 mi
- Jöklarar: 14.9 mi
- Beðið í von: 15.0 mi
Museums: 4
- Pakkhús: 9.6 mi
- Sjóminjasafnið á Hellissandi: 14.9 mi
- Sjómannagarðurinn: 14.9 mi
- Bjarnarhöfn Museum: 16.5 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Búðahraun: 2.8 mi
- Ströndin við Stapa og Hellna: 8.9 mi
- Bárðarlaug: 10.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Sýn: 6.7 mi
- Laugarbrekka: 10.4 mi
- Kristjón Jónsson: 14.7 mi
Parks: 1
- Sjómannagarðurinn: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Þúfubjarg: 13.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Bjarnarfoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snæfellsjökull - Miðþúfa | WSW 255° | 1,446 m | 11.5 mi |
| Snæfellsjökull - Vesturþúfa | WSW 254° | 1,442 m | 11.8 mi |
| Norðurþúfa | WSW 255° | 1,390 m | 11.3 mi |
| Sandfell | WSW 255° | 1,217 m | 12.3 mi |
| Þríhyrningur | WSW 259° | 1,191 m | 10.9 mi |
| Böðvarskúla | NNE 27° | 988 m | 3.4 mi |
| Kaldnasaborgir | NNE 14° | 986 m | 3.7 mi |
| Hólsfjall | E 79° | 950 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 18:43 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 02:41 | 22:20 | 00:32 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:33 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 11:42 | — | 15:23 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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