Waterfall · Iceland
Kirkjufellsfoss
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Kirkjufellsfoss is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 83 m. Böðvarskúla stands 988 m to the south-southwest, 2.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mýrarhyma, a peak 0.9 miles away.
What the record says
- Height
- 16 m
How to reach it
Coordinates64.92616, -23.31236
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mýrarhyma: 0.9 mi
- Kirkjufell: 1.0 mi
- Skerðingsstaðafjall: 2.2 mi
- Kaldnasaborgir: 2.5 mi
- Böðvarskúla: 2.6 mi
Attractions: 15
- Búðir: 7.5 mi
- Tindur SH179: 11.2 mi
- Rauðfeldsgjá: 13.2 mi
- Eystrigjá: 14.1 mi
- Stone arch in the ocean: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Kvernárfoss: 2.1 mi
- Grundarfoss: 2.9 mi
- Rjomafoss: 4.0 mi
- Bjarnarfoss: 6.0 mi
- Rjúkandi: 11.1 mi
Museums: 7
- Bjarnarhöfn Museum: 11.3 mi
- Pakkhús: 11.8 mi
- Sjóminjasafnið á Hellissandi: 16.8 mi
- Sjómannagarðurinn: 16.8 mi
- Vatnasafn: 20.0 mi
Historic sites: 4
- Sýn: 1.5 mi
- Laugarbrekka: 16.1 mi
- Laugarbrekka: 16.1 mi
- Kristjón Jónsson: 16.7 mi
Artworks: 4
- Veðurhorfur: 1.5 mi
- Bárður Snæfellsás: 14.4 mi
- Jöklarar: 16.8 mi
- Beðið í von: 16.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Búðahraun: 8.6 mi
- Ströndin við Stapa og Hellna: 14.7 mi
- Bárðarlaug: 15.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Þúfubjarg: 18.9 mi
- Þúfubjarg: 19.0 mi
- Þúfubjarg: 19.1 mi
Parks: 2
- Sjómannagarðurinn: 11.8 mi
- Freyjulundur: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Kirkjufellsfoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Böðvarskúla | SSW 206° | 988 m | 2.6 mi |
| Kaldnasaborgir | SW 224° | 986 m | 2.5 mi |
| Hólsfjall | ESE 111° | 950 m | 9.4 mi |
| Örn | SSE 159° | 934 m | 3.3 mi |
| Rauðakúlur | SE 142° | 897 m | 4.5 mi |
| Elliðatindar | ESE 108° | 864 m | 11.4 mi |
| Sandkúlur | WSW 241° | 844 m | 13.2 mi |
| Leiðarhnúkur | ESE 115° | 842 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 18:43 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 02:37 | 22:20 | 00:34 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:33 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 11:43 | — | 15:21 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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