Waterfall · Iceland
Búðafoss
Búðafoss is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 132 m. Öxl stands 1,214 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Hestafoss, a waterfall 2.1 miles away. Ring Road passes 12 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates64.01447, -20.27051
- 11.7 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Urriðafoss · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Þrándur: 3.0 mi
- Selfjall: 6.6 mi
- Miðfell: 7.1 mi
- Vörðukinn: 7.2 mi
- Gíslholtsfjall: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls: 24
- Hestafoss: 2.1 mi
- Krókadælarflúð: 3.6 mi
- Árnesflúðir: 4.2 mi
- Rauðifoss: 6.3 mi
- Árbæjarfoss: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 17
- Gaukshöfði: 9.0 mi
- Skálholtskirkja: 10.8 mi
- Gestastofa: 10.9 mi
- Caves of Hella: 12.9 mi
- Keldur: 14.6 mi
Hot springs: 11
- Hrunalaug: 8.2 mi
- Þvottahver: 20.5 mi
- Sóði: 20.5 mi
- Smiður: 20.5 mi
- Sísjóðandi: 20.5 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Ásasel: 6.4 mi
- Fornleifasvæði: 10.8 mi
- Jón Arason memorial: 10.9 mi
- Kringla: 12.4 mi
- Þjóðveldisbær: 15.4 mi
Museums: 7
- Heklusetrið: 8.0 mi
- Sagnagarður Soil Conservation Visitor Centre: 10.5 mi
- Þjóðveldisbærinn: 15.4 mi
- Saga Centre: 18.3 mi
- Fischersetur: 22.6 mi
Parks: 5
- Ungmennafélagsgarður: 8.1 mi
- Yndisskógur: 15.7 mi
- Tryggvagarður: 22.7 mi
- Sigtúnsgarður: 22.8 mi
- Þorsteinslundur: 23.1 mi
Springs: 4
- Hrunalaug: 8.2 mi
- Reykholtshver: 12.2 mi
- Reykholtslaug: 17.2 mi
- Martinslaug: 21.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Hekla caldera: 18.3 mi
- Kerið: 18.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Guðmundarlundur: 16.1 mi
Artworks: 1
- Jónas Jónsson: 19.9 mi
Gardens: 1
- Nínulundur: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Búðafoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Öxl | E 97° | 1,214 m | 17.4 mi |
| Rauðkembingar | E 89° | 939 m | 21.3 mi |
| Rauðafell | NNW 337° | 924 m | 23.3 mi |
| Mundafell | E 95° | 905 m | 22.0 mi |
| Fremri-Vatnafjöll | ESE 114° | 901 m | 18.8 mi |
| Hestalda | E 85° | 882 m | 22.4 mi |
| Göndull | ESE 112° | 851 m | 23.1 mi |
| Vörðufell | SE 135° | 850 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:33 | 19:35 |
| June solstice | 02:53 | 22:00 | 23:55 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:23 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 11:14 | — | 15:26 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/1535157856
Private beta · Free to join
Take the scenic way to Búðafoss.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.