Fagrifoss
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Fagrifoss is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 381 m. Grettir stands 958 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lambatunguhnúkar, a peak 2.0 miles away. Ring Road passes 8.1 miles off.
The story
Fagrifoss is a waterfall located in the Highland in Iceland. It is almost on the road leading to Lakagígar craters on road F206.24 km (15 mi) from Kirkjubæjarklaustur and 40 km (25 mi) from Laki. Access to the waterfall requires the crossing of a river ford, for which a 4x4 vehicle is needed.
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Wikidata Q1380441, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 80 m
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Skaftáreldahraun · 9 mi
- Foss á Síðu · 11 mi
- Álftaversgígar · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lambatunguhnúkar: 2.0 mi
- Stórhóll: 3.1 mi
- Innra-Hrútafjall: 3.8 mi
- Fremra-Hrútafjall: 4.3 mi
- Gráihnúkur: 4.7 mi
- Eldgjá: 12.8 mi
- Eldgjá: 12.8 mi
- Eldgjá: 13.0 mi
- Eldgjá: 13.1 mi
- Eldgjá: 13.1 mi
- Mögárfoss: 6.5 mi
- Stjórnarfoss: 7.4 mi
- Systrafoss: 8.0 mi
- Rauðárfoss: 8.1 mi
- Silfurfoss: 11.4 mi
- Fjaðrárgljúfur: 7.0 mi
- Kirkjugólf: 7.9 mi
- Eldhraun: 8.9 mi
- Dverghamrar: 11.8 mi
- Skógargil: 12.4 mi
- Kirkjugólf: 7.9 mi
- Dverghamrar: 11.8 mi
- Álftaversgígar: 24.7 mi
- The Gold Nugget: 7.9 mi
- Byrði sögunnar: 8.1 mi
- Hér var Eldmessan: 8.0 mi
- Kirkjubaejarstofa: 8.1 mi
- Strútslaug: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Fagrifoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grettir | NW 325° | 958 m | 14.3 mi |
| Gjátindur | NW 311° | 943 m | 13.3 mi |
| Grænifjallgarður | NW 320° | 879 m | 16.1 mi |
| Uxatindar | NNW 328° | 864 m | 13.3 mi |
| Skuggafjöll | WNW 298° | 851 m | 16.3 mi |
| Blængur | N 10° | 833 m | 14.1 mi |
| Hörðubreið | WNW 297° | 822 m | 14.7 mi |
| Laki | N 1° | 812 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:25 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 02:48 | 21:50 | 23:43 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:15 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 11:04 | — | 15:20 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/457050324
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