Waterfall · Iceland
Geitafoss
Geitafoss is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 76 m. Kambsmýrarhnjúkur stands 1,211 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Goðafoss, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Ring Road runs past it.
What the record says
- Height
- 5.5 m
How to reach it
Coordinates65.68494, -17.54202
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Arndísarstaðabunga: 3.0 mi
- Fljótsheiði: 3.6 mi
- Ljósavatnsfjall: 3.8 mi
- Mýraröxl: 4.4 mi
- Hvarfsbrúnir: 4.6 mi
Attractions: 18
- Grenjaðarstaður: 10.8 mi
- Vindbelgur: 14.0 mi
- Hveravellir: 15.5 mi
- Read heart in Trafic lights: 15.5 mi
- Samkomubrúin: 15.5 mi
Artworks: 18
- Samstaða: 15.3 mi
- Sjávarvætturinn Skari: 15.4 mi
- Flugsýn: 15.4 mi
- Farið: 15.4 mi
- Þrívídd: 15.5 mi
Historic sites: 16
- Minnismerki um Stofnun SÍS: 6.8 mi
- Beitarhús: 9.6 mi
- Káinn: 15.5 mi
- Jón Sveinsson "Nonni": 15.5 mi
- Friðbjörn Steinsson: 15.5 mi
Museums: 13
- Ystafell Transportation Museum: 6.7 mi
- Grenjaðarstaður: 10.8 mi
- Norðurslóð: 15.3 mi
- Flugsafnið: 15.4 mi
- Mótorhjólasafn Íslands: 15.4 mi
Waterfalls: 8
Parks: 6
- Gamli gróðrarstöðvar garðurinn: 15.5 mi
- Minjasafnsgarðurinn: 15.5 mi
- Eiðsvöllur: 15.6 mi
- Skátagil: 15.6 mi
- Hamarkotstún: 15.9 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Dimmuborgir: 19.4 mi
- Hverfjall: 19.7 mi
- Hellar á Þeistareykjum: 21.1 mi
- Seljahjallagil: 23.7 mi
Hot springs: 2
- Ystihver: 15.4 mi
- Goldfish Pond: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Ljósavatn: 3.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Munkaþverá: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Geitafoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kambsmýrarhnjúkur | NNW 340° | 1,211 m | 19.0 mi |
| Ytri-Súla | WSW 255° | 1,144 m | 19.2 mi |
| Sigtúnafjall | SW 232° | 1,061 m | 16.4 mi |
| Bryðjuskál | NNW 335° | 1,005 m | 14.4 mi |
| Tungufjall | SSW 198° | 994 m | 15.4 mi |
| Gönguskarðsöxl | NNW 328° | 958 m | 12.2 mi |
| Grænihnjúkur | NNW 328° | 949 m | 10.6 mi |
| Uppsalahnjúkur | SW 236° | 940 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:18 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 01:27 | 22:05 | 00:58 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:08 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 11:37 | — | 14:41 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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