Waterfall · Iceland
Drifandi
Drifandi is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. Jökulbunga stands 913 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hestur, a peak 4.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Height
- 50 m
How to reach it
Coordinates66.37815, -22.30656
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hestur: 4.1 mi
- Breiðuskarðahnúkur: 4.2 mi
- Dögunarfell: 4.7 mi
- Skarðsaxlir: 4.7 mi
- Einbúi: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Nestún: 8.7 mi
- Þaralátursfjörður: 9.6 mi
- Matthildur og Jakob: 10.3 mi
- Sigvaldi Kaldalóns: 21.7 mi
- H-4: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Glúmsstaðafoss: 15.6 mi
- Möngufoss: 20.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Kirkjuból: 11.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Drifandi. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jökulbunga | S 178° | 913 m | 14.1 mi |
| Hrolleifsborg | SSE 167° | 851 m | 15.2 mi |
| Hljóðabunga | S 171° | 825 m | 14.2 mi |
| Reyðarbunga | S 169° | 790 m | 15.2 mi |
| Snæfjöll | SW 232° | 783 m | 19.2 mi |
| Snæfjall | SW 225° | 751 m | 19.4 mi |
| Breiðuskarðahnúkur | WSW 258° | 709 m | 4.2 mi |
| Skarðsaxlir | W 259° | 694 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:31 | 18:35 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | Midnight sun | — | — |
| September equinox | 07:11 | 18:26 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 12:16 | — | 14:40 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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