Waterfall · Iceland
Grundarfoss
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Grundarfoss is a waterfall. Böðvarskúla stands 988 m to the west-southwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Kvernárfoss, a waterfall 0.8 miles away.
What the record says
- Height
- 70 m
How to reach it
Coordinates64.90951, -23.22016
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Svartihnúkur: 1.4 mi
- Lambahnúkur: 2.2 mi
- Rauðakúlur: 2.4 mi
- Örn: 2.5 mi
- Gunnúlfsfell: 2.9 mi
Attractions: 15
- Búðir: 7.7 mi
- Tindur SH179: 13.7 mi
- Rauðfeldsgjá: 14.7 mi
- Eystrigjá: 15.2 mi
- Stone arch in the ocean: 15.4 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Kvernárfoss: 0.8 mi
- Kirkjufellsfoss: 2.9 mi
- Rjomafoss: 6.5 mi
- Bjarnarfoss: 6.9 mi
- Selvallafoss: 9.4 mi
Museums: 7
- Bjarnarhöfn Museum: 9.7 mi
- Pakkhús: 14.3 mi
- Vatnasafn: 18.5 mi
- Æðarsetur Íslands: 18.5 mi
- Norwegian House: 18.5 mi
Artworks: 4
- Veðurhorfur: 1.5 mi
- Bárður Snæfellsás: 15.5 mi
- Jöklarar: 19.5 mi
- Beðið í von: 19.6 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Sýn: 1.6 mi
- Laugarbrekka: 17.3 mi
- Laugarbrekka: 17.4 mi
- Kristjón Jónsson: 19.4 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Búðahraun: 8.8 mi
- Ströndin við Stapa og Hellna: 15.8 mi
- Bárðarlaug: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Þúfubjarg: 20.3 mi
- Þúfubjarg: 20.3 mi
- Þúfubjarg: 20.4 mi
Parks: 2
- Sjómannagarðurinn: 14.4 mi
- Freyjulundur: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Grundarfoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Böðvarskúla | WSW 252° | 988 m | 4.0 mi |
| Kaldnasaborgir | W 261° | 986 m | 4.5 mi |
| Hólsfjall | ESE 109° | 950 m | 6.5 mi |
| Örn | SW 218° | 934 m | 2.5 mi |
| Rauðakúlur | S 178° | 897 m | 2.4 mi |
| Elliðatindar | ESE 107° | 864 m | 8.4 mi |
| Leiðarhnúkur | ESE 116° | 842 m | 4.4 mi |
| Grímsfjall | E 80° | 823 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 18:42 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 02:38 | 22:20 | 00:33 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:33 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 11:42 | — | 15:21 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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