Hraunfossar
Hraunfossar is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 135 m. Geitlandsjökull stands 1,390 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. Ring Road passes 13 miles off.
The story
Hraunfossar (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈr̥œynˌfɔsːar̥] ; in Borgarfjörður, western Iceland) is a series of waterfalls formed by rivulets streaming over a distance of about 900 metres out of the Hallmundarhraun, a lava field which flowed from an eruption of one of the volcanoes lying under the glacier Langjökull. The waterfalls pour into Hvítá (Borgarfjörður), from ledges of less porous rock in the lava. The name comes from the Icelandic word for lava (hraun) and the word for waterfalls (fossar). The Hraunfossar are situated near Húsafell and Reykholt and the Víðgelmir lava tube is close by. Literally a stone's throw upstream from Hraunfossar, there is another waterfall called Barnafoss. Its name, the waterfall of the children, comes from an accident which is said to have taken place here in former times. There was a natural bridge over the waterfall and two children from a nearby farm fell to their deaths crossing the river on the bridge. Afterwards, the grief-struck mother had the bridge destroyed.
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Wikidata Q427971, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 8 m
- Width
- 1000 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Kolsstaðahnúkar: 2.6 mi
- Reyðarfell: 2.6 mi
- Tunga: 3.7 mi
- Auðsstaðafjall: 4.2 mi
- Giljahnúkar: 4.3 mi
- Hraunfossar / Barnafoss: 0.1 mi
- Víðgelmir: 6.2 mi
- The Cave: 6.3 mi
- Geitfjársetrið: 8.0 mi
- Snorralaug: 9.6 mi
- Hraunfossar: 0.0 mi
- Húsafellsskógur: 4.6 mi
- Grábrókargígar: 17.3 mi
- Friðland við Fitjaá í Skorradal: 18.4 mi
- Andakíll: 24.6 mi
- Selgil: 4.7 mi
- Skrifla: 9.5 mi
- Árhver: 11.7 mi
- Krosslaug: 15.2 mi
- Grafarlaug: 23.8 mi
- Snorrastofa: 9.6 mi
- Fjallid: 13.0 mi
- Krosslaug: 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of Hraunfossar. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geitlandsjökull | ESE 123° | 1,390 m | 13.4 mi |
| Ok | SSE 157° | 1,170 m | 7.7 mi |
| Hafrafell | E 93° | 1,165 m | 12.4 mi |
| Syðra-Hádegisfell | SE 128° | 1,069 m | 10.6 mi |
| Stóra-Björnsfell | SSE 149° | 1,055 m | 16.6 mi |
| Klakkur | ESE 123° | 999 m | 17.2 mi |
| Strútur | ENE 70° | 937 m | 9.4 mi |
| Baula | NW 307° | 934 m | 16.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:34 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 02:36 | 22:09 | 00:17 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:24 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 11:29 | — | 15:16 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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