Waterfall · Iceland
Brúarfoss
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Brúarfoss is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Hlöðufell stands 1,186 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Midfoss, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Ring Road passes 22 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 3 m
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
Coordinates64.26424, -20.51587
- 22.2 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Urriðafoss · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Efstadalsfjall: 2.4 mi
- Miðfell: 4.2 mi
- Rauðafell: 4.5 mi
- Miðdalsfjall: 5.4 mi
- Stórhóll: 5.8 mi
Waterfalls: 33
- Midfoss: 0.4 mi
- Hlauptungufoss: 0.7 mi
- Dimmufoss: 3.0 mi
- Faxi: 6.0 mi
- Gullfoss: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 24
- Kræklugjá: 12.7 mi
- Hlíðargjá: 14.1 mi
- Gildruholtsgjá: 14.5 mi
- Bæjargjá: 15.6 mi
- Hvannagjá: 17.4 mi
Attractions: 22
- Haukadalur: 7.3 mi
- Strokkur: 7.3 mi
- Laugarvatn Fontana: 7.3 mi
- Arctic Rafting: 7.3 mi
- Stóri Geysir: 7.3 mi
Historic sites: 14
- Bergþór úr Bláfelli: 8.3 mi
- Jón Arason memorial: 9.5 mi
- Fornleifasvæði: 9.6 mi
- Kringla: 12.3 mi
- Sigríður Tómasdóttir: 12.5 mi
Hot springs: 11
- Þvottahver: 7.1 mi
- Sísjóðandi: 7.2 mi
- Sóði: 7.2 mi
- Smiður: 7.2 mi
- Litli-Geysir: 7.2 mi
Springs: 5
- Reykholtshver: 6.6 mi
- Martinslaug: 8.1 mi
- Hrunalaug: 12.0 mi
- Reykholtslaug: 22.3 mi
- Mud Pot: 24.8 mi
Museums: 4
- Þingvellir: Hjarta lands og þjóðar: 18.4 mi
- Orkusýning: 18.9 mi
- Þjóðveldisbærinn: 23.2 mi
- Heklusetrið: 24.1 mi
Parks: 2
- Ungmennafélagsgarður: 11.0 mi
- Yndisskógur: 14.8 mi
Artworks: 1
- Jónas Jónsson: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Guðmundarlundur: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Brúarfoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hlöðufell | N 357° | 1,186 m | 10.8 mi |
| Stóra-Björnsfell | NNW 341° | 1,055 m | 16.9 mi |
| Högnhöfði | N 4° | 1,002 m | 6.5 mi |
| Skriða | NW 322° | 946 m | 8.0 mi |
| Rauðafell | NNW 336° | 924 m | 4.5 mi |
| Litla-Björnsfell | NNW 334° | 914 m | 18.0 mi |
| Kálfstindur | NNE 15° | 904 m | 8.6 mi |
| Skefilfjöll | WNW 288° | 897 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:33 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 02:47 | 22:03 | 00:02 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:23 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 11:19 | — | 15:22 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/415505782
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