Waterfall · Iceland
Giljafoss
Giljafoss is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 153 m. Geitlandsjökull stands 1,390 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Auðsstaðafjall, a peak 0.9 miles away. Ring Road passes 13 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates64.67567, -21.08042
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Auðsstaðafjall: 0.9 mi
- Giljahnúkar: 1.9 mi
- Auðsstaðahnúkar: 2.3 mi
- Nyrðri-Selhæð: 2.5 mi
- Háls: 2.6 mi
Waterfalls
- Hraunfossar: 3.5 mi
- Barnafoss: 3.6 mi
- Langifoss: 3.9 mi
- Kálfafoss: 3.9 mi
- Beltisfoss: 7.3 mi
Attractions: 14
- Hraunfossar / Barnafoss: 3.5 mi
- Geitfjársetrið: 5.6 mi
- Snorralaug: 6.3 mi
- Sturlureykir-Visiting Horse Farm: 8.7 mi
- Víðgelmir: 9.7 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Hraunfossar: 3.5 mi
- Húsafellsskógur: 7.6 mi
- Grábrókargígar: 15.2 mi
- Friðland við Fitjaá í Skorradal: 15.4 mi
- Andakíll: 21.2 mi
Hot springs: 5
- Skrifla: 6.2 mi
- Selgil: 7.6 mi
- Árhver: 8.5 mi
- Krosslaug: 12.4 mi
- Grafarlaug: 23.5 mi
Museums: 3
- Snorrastofa: 6.3 mi
- Landbúnaðarsafn Íslands: 21.6 mi
- Hernámssetrið: 24.1 mi
Artworks: 1
- Fjallid: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Krosslaug: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 1
- Yndisgarðurinn á Hvanneyri: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Giljafoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geitlandsjökull | ESE 111° | 1,390 m | 15.2 mi |
| Ok | SE 131° | 1,170 m | 8.0 mi |
| Hafrafell | E 85° | 1,165 m | 15.4 mi |
| Syðra-Hádegisfell | ESE 113° | 1,069 m | 12.2 mi |
| Stóra-Björnsfell | SE 137° | 1,055 m | 16.9 mi |
| Strútur | ENE 67° | 937 m | 12.8 mi |
| Baula | NW 319° | 934 m | 16.0 mi |
| Litla-Björnsfell | SE 144° | 914 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:34 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 02:37 | 22:09 | 00:16 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:24 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 11:29 | — | 15:17 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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