Glymur
Glymur is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 358 m. Syðstasúla stands 1,093 m to the southeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Stóragil, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Ring Road passes 17 miles off.
The story
Glymur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈklɪːmʏr̥] ) is a waterfall in Hvalfjarðarsveit, Vesturland, Iceland. It is the second-tallest in the country with a cascade of 198 metres (650 ft). Glymur was long regarded as the tallest until being surpassed by Morsárfoss, a newly measured waterfall near Morsárjökull in 2011. It is situated at the rear end of the Hvalfjörður. Since the opening of the Hvalfjörður Tunnel under this fjord, visitor numbers have dropped. The river Botnsá [ˈpɔsːˌauː] runs from the Hvalvatn lake and after a short distance the water falls down alongside the Hvalfell mountain into a steep canyon. The waterfall can be accessed from a parking area at the end of the road. Hikers can view the waterfall from marked paths on the east side of the river Botnsá.
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Wikidata Q38577, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 198 m
How to reach it
- 16.7 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bird watching · 21 mi
- Glanni · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stóragil: 0.5 mi
- Staur: 0.7 mi
- Breiðifoss: 1.0 mi
- Folaldafoss: 1.1 mi
- Mígandi: 3.0 mi
- Hvalfell: 1.3 mi
- Múlafjall: 2.8 mi
- Vestursúla: 3.3 mi
- Skinnhúfuhöfði: 3.6 mi
- Háasúla: 3.8 mi
- Brú á Bláskeggsá, 1907: 5.2 mi
- Sjávarfoss: 6.5 mi
- Þingvellir: 9.9 mi
- Flekaskilin: 9.9 mi
- Peningagjá: 10.0 mi
- Hvannagjá: 8.9 mi
- Snókagjá: 9.2 mi
- Stekkjargjá: 9.4 mi
- Vallagjá: 9.6 mi
- Flosagjá: 9.8 mi
- Mud Pot: 20.3 mi
- Mud Pot: 20.3 mi
- Mud Pot: 20.4 mi
- Mud Pot: 20.4 mi
- Mud Pot: 22.2 mi
- The Phoenix: 9.7 mi
- Flatus Lifir: 19.3 mi
- Fjallid: 19.5 mi
- Jónas Jónsson: 19.5 mi
- Hús tímans - hús skáldsins: 20.2 mi
- Friðland við Fitjaá í Skorradal: 6.2 mi
- Steðji (Staupasteinn): 9.1 mi
- Bringur: 17.1 mi
- Andakíll: 19.1 mi
- Tungufoss: 19.5 mi
- Þingvellir: Hjarta lands og þjóðar: 10.0 mi
- Hernámssetrið: 10.8 mi
- Gljúfrasteinn: 17.6 mi
- Snorrastofa: 19.0 mi
- Landbúnaðarsafn Íslands: 19.4 mi
- Krosslaug: 8.0 mi
- Hvammsvík Hot Springs: 9.4 mi
- Árhver: 18.8 mi
- Skrifla: 19.0 mi
- Selgil: 24.2 mi
- Kveldúlfsvöllur: 22.4 mi
- Skallagrímsgarður: 22.4 mi
- Hallsteinsgarður: 23.2 mi
- Einkunnir: 24.3 mi
- Yndisgarðurinn á Hvanneyri: 19.5 mi
- Langisandur: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Glymur. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syðstasúla | SE 144° | 1,093 m | 4.6 mi |
| Vestursúla | SE 144° | 1,086 m | 3.3 mi |
| Miðsúla | SE 136° | 1,086 m | 4.4 mi |
| Háasúla | SE 125° | 1,023 m | 3.8 mi |
| Súlnaberg | SE 127° | 954 m | 4.8 mi |
| Fanntófell | NE 41° | 893 m | 14.2 mi |
| Hvalfell | ESE 108° | 852 m | 1.3 mi |
| Móskarðshnjúkar | SW 218° | 800 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:27 | 18:36 | 19:39 |
| June solstice | 02:47 | 22:07 | 00:09 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:26 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 11:25 | — | 15:23 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/308396033
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