Faxi
Faxi is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 143 m. Hlöðufell stands 1,186 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Arctic Rafting, a attraction 1.6 miles away. Ring Road passes 22 miles off.
The story
The Faxi (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈfaksɪ] , or Vatnsleysufoss [ˈvasːˌleiːsʏˌfɔsː]) waterfall is located on the Golden Circle, a popular tourist trail approximately 120 km east of Reykjavik. The waterfall is located on the Tungufljót river, a tributary of the river Hvita. Faxi can be found around twelve kilometres from Geysir, 21 kilometers from Gullfoss, and 17 kilometres from Skalholt, away from the main road on a gravel track which includes a picnic area and a small car park. It is also close to the village of Reykholt, and 60km from the þingvellir National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The waterfall itself is located in the municipality of Bláskógabyggð. The waterfall is approximately 7 meters high, and 91 meters wide, and can be viewed from an observation platform. The waterfall is full of salmon, and features a fish ladder constructed to aid salmon in their upstream migration, serving a crucial role in preserving the salmon population in the Tungfljót river. Due to the salmon presence, it is a popular spot for fishing. Close to the waterfall is a restaurant called Við Faxa. There is also a rich presence of native birds, and a large variety of flowers and shrubs, nourished by the spray and mist from the waterfall. The name Faxi comes from the Icelandic for "the mane of a horse", and signifies the waterfall's unique and gentle cascade, akin to a horse's mane fluttering in the wind.
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Wikidata Q2757091, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 7 m
How to reach it
- 21.7 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Urriðafoss · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stórhóll: 6.3 mi
- Kista: 6.5 mi
- Bjarnarfell: 6.8 mi
- Miðfell: 7.1 mi
- Miðfell: 7.7 mi
- Kræklugjá: 18.5 mi
- Hlíðargjá: 19.8 mi
- Gildruholtsgjá: 20.0 mi
- Kerið: 20.9 mi
- Bæjargjá: 20.9 mi
- Dimmufoss: 4.6 mi
- Hlauptungufoss: 5.8 mi
- Midfoss: 5.8 mi
- Brúarfoss: 6.0 mi
- Gullfoss: 9.5 mi
- Arctic Rafting: 1.6 mi
- Brúarhlöð: 4.2 mi
- Haukadalur: 6.1 mi
- Strokkur: 6.1 mi
- Stóri Geysir: 6.2 mi
- Þvottahver: 6.0 mi
- Sóði: 6.0 mi
- Smiður: 6.0 mi
- Sísjóðandi: 6.0 mi
- Litli-Geysir: 6.0 mi
- Bergþór úr Bláfelli: 7.3 mi
- Jón Arason memorial: 8.8 mi
- Fornleifasvæði: 8.9 mi
- Sigríður Tómasdóttir: 9.4 mi
- Ásasel: 12.2 mi
- Reykholtshver: 4.7 mi
- Hrunalaug: 6.8 mi
- Martinslaug: 7.2 mi
- Reykholtslaug: 16.4 mi
- Þjóðveldisbærinn: 17.1 mi
- Heklusetrið: 18.8 mi
- Orkusýning: 22.2 mi
- Þingvellir: Hjarta lands og þjóðar: 23.9 mi
- Ungmennafélagsgarður: 6.6 mi
- Yndisskógur: 16.4 mi
- Jónas Jónsson: 12.1 mi
- Guðmundarlundur: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Faxi. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hlöðufell | NNW 336° | 1,186 m | 14.7 mi |
| Högnhöfði | NNW 332° | 1,002 m | 10.4 mi |
| Skriða | NW 311° | 946 m | 13.7 mi |
| Stóra-Jarlhetta | NNE 14° | 943 m | 19.4 mi |
| Rauðafell | NW 314° | 924 m | 10.0 mi |
| Kálfstindur | NNW 344° | 904 m | 11.5 mi |
| Skefilfjöll | WNW 292° | 897 m | 14.8 mi |
| Langafell | NNW 339° | 896 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:32 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 02:47 | 22:02 | 00:00 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:22 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 11:18 | — | 15:22 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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