Hengifoss
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Hengifoss is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 489 m. Kistufell stands 1,239 m to the east, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Litlanesfoss, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Ring Road passes 16 miles off.
The story
Hengifoss (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈheiɲcɪˌfɔsː] ) is the third highest waterfall in Iceland, 128 meters. It is located in Hengifossá in Fljótsdalshreppur, East Iceland. It is surrounded by basaltic strata with thin, red layers of clay between the basaltic layers. Fossilized trunks of coniferous trees, sensitive to cold, and lignite, which depict warmer climates during the latter part of Tertiary. Further down the Hengifossá river is Litlanesfoss, notable for the columnar jointed volcanics around it. Hengifoss is the most popular hiking site in East Iceland with path leading from the parking lot to the falls. It takes 40–60 minutes to walk to the waterfall.
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Wikidata Q1605186, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 128 m
How to reach it
- 16.0 mi off the Ring Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Stórimelur: 0.9 mi
- Hólar: 5.0 mi
- Þverfell: 6.4 mi
- Sandhólar: 6.7 mi
- Freyshólafell: 7.5 mi
- Litlanesfoss: 0.8 mi
- Litlanesfoss: 1.0 mi
- Tófufoss: 3.4 mi
- Ljósáfoss: 3.4 mi
- Hallsteinsfoss: 3.8 mi
- Guttormslundur: 3.4 mi
- Stuðlagil: 13.0 mi
- Cable Box: 13.5 mi
- Cableway: 16.6 mi
- Vök Baths: 19.3 mi
- Skriðuklaustur: 4.2 mi
- Óbyggðasetur Íslands: 11.9 mi
- Minjasafn Austurlands: 18.4 mi
- Stríðsárasafnið: 20.2 mi
- Sænautasel: 21.6 mi
- Minningarmörk úr hofnum kirkjugarðsi: 6.0 mi
- Expatriates to Canada: 13.5 mi
- Höfðasel: 16.4 mi
- byssustæði: 20.3 mi
- Hjálmar Guðmundsson: 22.2 mi
- Grænafell: 17.5 mi
- Listigarðurinn: 18.3 mi
- Sigfúsarlundur: 19.2 mi
- Eilifðardraumurinn: 6.6 mi
- Laugarfellslaug: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Hengifoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kistufell | E 99° | 1,239 m | 14.0 mi |
| Skúmhöttur | ESE 107° | 1,182 m | 12.4 mi |
| Jökultindur | SE 135° | 1,171 m | 17.6 mi |
| Sandfell | E 97° | 1,157 m | 11.5 mi |
| Botnatindur | ESE 105° | 1,146 m | 13.4 mi |
| Hallbjarnarstaðatindur | SE 126° | 1,145 m | 12.4 mi |
| Hádegishnúkur | E 93° | 1,129 m | 11.2 mi |
| Kistufell | SSE 149° | 1,111 m | 19.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:09 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 01:57 | 21:48 | 00:07 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 17:59 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 11:13 | — | 14:44 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2571686635
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