Waterfall · Iceland
Gufufoss
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Gufufoss is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 130 m. Sandhólatindur stands 1,153 m to the north-northeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Múlafoss, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Ring Road passes 8.4 miles off.
How to reach it
Coordinates65.23995, -14.05750
- 8.4 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Reyðarfjörður · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bjólfur: 1.8 mi
- Stafdalsfell: 2.3 mi
- Hádegistindur: 2.6 mi
- Gullþúfa: 2.8 mi
- Strandartindur: 3.5 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Múlafoss: 0.9 mi
- Búðarárfoss: 2.5 mi
- Vestdalsfossar: 3.9 mi
- Klifbrekkufossar: 4.2 mi
- Fardagafoss: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Monument to Þorbjörn Arnoddsson: 0.9 mi
- Gamli rafstöðvarkofinn: 3.5 mi
- Sveinn Ólafsson: 3.6 mi
- Skógar: 4.5 mi
- Gnýstaður: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 10
- Skálanes Nature & Heritage Centre: 10.8 mi
- Vök Baths: 12.1 mi
- Páskahellir: 13.4 mi
- Helgustaðanáma: 15.5 mi
- Stórurð: 19.0 mi
Museums: 6
- Skaftfell. Center for Visual Art, East Iceland: 2.3 mi
- Minjasafn Austurlands: 9.9 mi
- Náttúrugripasafnið: 12.5 mi
- Málverkasafn Tryggva Ólafssonar: 12.5 mi
- Sjóminja- og smiðjumunasafn Jósafats Hinrikssonar: 12.5 mi
Parks: 3
- Sigfúsarlundur: 9.4 mi
- Listigarðurinn: 10.0 mi
- Grænafell: 15.9 mi
Artworks: 2
- hvernig gengur...?: 2.8 mi
- Tvísöngur: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Fólkvangur Neskaupstaðar: 13.0 mi
- Álfaborg: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 2
- Langisandur: 18.7 mi
- Brúnavík: 22.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Dalatangaviti eldri: 14.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Gufufoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandhólatindur | NNE 16° | 1,153 m | 5.2 mi |
| Goðaborg | SE 146° | 1,144 m | 6.8 mi |
| Gullþúfa | ESE 110° | 1,125 m | 2.8 mi |
| Innra-Hólafjall | S 173° | 1,088 m | 8.6 mi |
| Bjólfur | N 357° | 1,085 m | 1.8 mi |
| Skógafjall | ESE 113° | 1,074 m | 3.7 mi |
| Langafell | ESE 103° | 1,071 m | 4.6 mi |
| Herfell | N 5° | 1,064 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:05 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 01:47 | 21:46 | 00:10 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 17:55 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 11:13 | — | 14:37 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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