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Gljúfursárfoss

Gljúfursárfoss, a waterfall in Iceland
Gljúfursárfoss, a waterfall in IcelandBromr · CC BY-SA 3.0

Gljúfursárfoss is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 143 m. Smjörfjöll stands 1,251 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Múlastofa, a museum 4.4 miles away. 68 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates65.74623, -14.67282

68 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 58
  • Heiðarhnjúkur: 4.6 mi
  • Heiðarskarð: 5.1 mi
  • Seldalsfjall: 5.1 mi
  • Skinnugil: 5.2 mi
  • Nónhnjúkur: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 5
Waterfalls: 3
Museums: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gljúfursárfoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
SmjörfjöllSSW 195°1,251 m12.2 mi
Syðri-HágangurWNW 290°952 m15.3 mi
Ytri-HágangurNW 307°923 m16.1 mi
NáttmálahnjúkurS 170°890 m9.4 mi
MælifellW 261°845 m19.7 mi
HáaöxlS 173°842 m10.9 mi
KistufellW 273°821 m17.9 mi
HelluhraunsöxlSW 218°801 m24.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0118:0619:13
June solsticeMidnight sun
September equinox06:4117:5719:04
December solstice11:2714:28

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/2576353296

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