Hjálparfoss
Hjálparfoss is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 203 m. Ásgrindur stands 1,299 m to the south-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Þjóðveldisbærinn, a museum 0.9 miles away. Ring Road passes 25 miles off.
The story
Hjálparfoss (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈçaul̥parˌfɔsː] ) is one of several waterfalls in the south of Iceland situated in the lava fields north of the stratovolcano Hekla near the point where the rivers Fossá and Þjórsá join. Hjálparfoss is located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of the village Flúðir and can be reached by a gravel road off Route 32 that winds through the Vikrar lava fields. About 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Hjálparfoss lies Þjófafoss; further east are Háifoss on the Fossá and Tangafoss on the Þjórsá. Just downstream from Hjálparfoss is Iceland's second-largest hydroelectric power station, Búrfellsstöð.
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Wikidata Q1621383, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 25.0 mi off the Ring Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Tröllkonuhlaup: 3.9 mi
- Þjófafoss: 4.1 mi
- Rangárbotnar: 4.2 mi
- Gjárfoss: 4.2 mi
- Háifoss: 8.0 mi
- Gaukshöfði: 5.6 mi
- Brúarhlöð: 15.0 mi
- Arctic Rafting: 15.3 mi
- Gullfoss: 16.3 mi
- Haukadalur: 19.2 mi
- Hrunalaug: 12.3 mi
- Sóði: 19.1 mi
- Þvottahver: 19.1 mi
- Smiður: 19.1 mi
- Sísjóðandi: 19.1 mi
- Þjóðveldisbær: 0.9 mi
- Stöng: 3.9 mi
- Ásasel: 8.5 mi
- Sigríður Tómasdóttir: 16.7 mi
- Bergþór úr Bláfelli: 19.5 mi
- Reykholtslaug: 3.3 mi
- Hrunalaug: 12.3 mi
- Reykholtshver: 18.3 mi
- Martinslaug: 19.6 mi
- Þjóðveldisbærinn: 0.9 mi
- Heklusetrið: 9.8 mi
- Sagnagarður Soil Conservation Visitor Centre: 20.7 mi
- Hekla caldera: 10.1 mi
- Ungmennafélagsgarður: 14.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Hjálparfoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ásgrindur | SSE 159° | 1,299 m | 23.0 mi |
| Öxl | SSE 153° | 1,214 m | 10.2 mi |
| Laufafell | SE 132° | 1,184 m | 20.7 mi |
| Litlhöfði | ESE 115° | 1,146 m | 20.2 mi |
| Háalda | ESE 112° | 1,128 m | 22.6 mi |
| Löðmundur | E 100° | 1,077 m | 20.2 mi |
| Stórhöfði | ESE 111° | 1,043 m | 21.5 mi |
| Krakatindur | ESE 122° | 1,012 m | 13.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:31 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 02:48 | 21:59 | 23:56 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:21 | 19:24 |
| December solstice | 11:14 | — | 15:22 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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