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Klukkufoss

Klukkufoss, a waterfall in Iceland
Klukkufoss, a waterfall in IcelandBromr · CC BY-SA 3.0
Klukkufoss, a waterfall in Iceland
Nicolas Raymond from Bethesda, Maryland, USA · CC BY 2.0

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Klukkufoss is a waterfall, at a modelled elevation of 286 m. Snæfellsjökull - Miðþúfa stands 1,446 m to the south-southeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Hreggnasi, a peak 0.3 miles away.

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Coordinates64.86568, -23.86155
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Hreggnasi: 0.3 mi
  • Miðfell: 1.3 mi
  • Búrfell: 1.7 mi
  • Bárðarkista: 1.7 mi
  • Skál: 1.7 mi
Attractions: 15
  • Fish huts: 3.2 mi
  • Írskrabrunnur: 3.5 mi
  • Hellissandur street art: 3.7 mi
  • Fálki: 5.5 mi
  • Tindur SH179: 5.5 mi
Waterfalls: 11
Historic sites: 4
Artworks: 4
Museums: 3
  • Sjómannagarðurinn: 3.4 mi
  • Sjóminjasafnið á Hellissandi: 3.4 mi
  • Pakkhús: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Bárðarlaug: 9.1 mi
  • Ströndin við Stapa og Hellna: 10.0 mi
  • Búðahraun: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Þúfubjarg: 9.4 mi
  • Þúfubjarg: 9.4 mi
  • Þúfubjarg: 9.4 mi
Parks: 1
  • Sjómannagarðurinn: 4.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Klukkufoss. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snæfellsjökull - MiðþúfaSSE 151°1,446 m5.0 mi
Snæfellsjökull - VesturþúfaSSE 155°1,442 m5.1 mi
NorðurþúfaSSE 149°1,390 m4.8 mi
SandfellSSE 161°1,217 m4.6 mi
ÞríhyrningurSE 141°1,191 m4.4 mi
BöðvarskúlaE 83°988 m15.1 mi
KaldnasaborgirE 80°986 m14.5 mi
ÖrnE 86°934 m17.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3818:4519:50
June solstice02:4222:2200:34
September equinox07:1818:3519:40
December solstice11:44—15:24

Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/1950013107

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